Aberdeen, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2400125, place: Aberdeen city, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,491 (100%)
In labor force: 6,909 (65.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,824 (65.05%)
----Employed: 6,580 (62.72%)
----Unemployed: 244 (2.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 85 (0.81%)
Not in labor force: 3,582 (34.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,645 (53.81%)
In labor force: 3,428 (32.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,388 (32.29%)
----Employed: 3,292 (31.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,154 (11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 781 (7.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,423 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,778 (74.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,186 (18.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 126 (1.96%)
Walked: 155 (2.41%)
Other means: 59 (0.92%)
Worked at home: 119 (1.85%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,580 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,660 (25.23%)
Service occupations: 1,237 (18.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,692 (25.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 721 (10.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,250 (19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (0.53%)
Construction: 446 (6.78%)
Manufacturing: 773 (11.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 286 (4.35%)
Retail trade: 1,018 (15.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 369 (5.61%)
Information: 153 (2.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 292 (4.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 497 (7.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 960 (14.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 625 (9.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 378 (5.74%)
Public administration: 748 (11.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,952 (75.26%)
Government workers: 1,402 (21.31%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 192 (2.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 34 (0.52%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,435 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 557 (10.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 370 (6.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 682 (12.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 846 (15.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 904 (16.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,212 (22.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 518 (9.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 261 (4.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 58 (1.07%)
$200,000 or more: 27 (0.5%)
Median household income: $39,190

With earnings: 4,236 (77.94%)
--Mean earnings: $47,127
With Social Security income: 1,461 (26.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,306
With Supplemental Security Income: 371 (6.83%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,872
With public assistance income: 239 (4.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,226
With retirement income: 1,459 (26.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,964

Families: 3,680 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 235 (6.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 147 (3.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 401 (10.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 459 (12.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 690 (18.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 940 (25.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 473 (12.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 256 (6.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 58 (1.58%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (0.57%)
Median family income: $48,357

Per capita income: $18,940

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,783
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,025

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 331 (8.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 265 (7.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 144 (3.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 235 (6.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 208 (5.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 131 (3.56%)
Individuals: 1,614 (43.86%)
--18 years and over: 1,057 (28.72%)
----65 years and over: 196 (5.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 553 (15.03%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 379 (10.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 626 (17.01%)

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