Bel Air, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2405550, place: Bel Air town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,972 (100%)
In labor force: 4,796 (60.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,796 (60.16%)
----Employed: 4,673 (58.62%)
----Unemployed: 123 (1.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,176 (39.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,202 (52.71%)
In labor force: 2,263 (28.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,263 (28.39%)
----Employed: 2,176 (27.3%)
Own children under 6 years: 659 (8.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 419 (5.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,565 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,877 (84.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 416 (9.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 40 (0.88%)
Walked: 112 (2.45%)
Other means: 6 (0.13%)
Worked at home: 114 (2.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,673 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,791 (38.33%)
Service occupations: 688 (14.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,413 (30.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 401 (8.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 380 (8.13%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.34%)
Construction: 350 (7.49%)
Manufacturing: 434 (9.29%)
Wholesale trade.: 172 (3.68%)
Retail trade: 610 (13.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 190 (4.07%)
Information: 117 (2.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 344 (7.36%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 595 (12.73%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,086 (23.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 310 (6.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 117 (2.5%)
Public administration: 332 (7.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,487 (74.62%)
Government workers: 913 (19.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 265 (5.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,150 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 222 (5.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 216 (5.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 575 (13.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 642 (15.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 685 (16.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 791 (19.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 537 (12.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 379 (9.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 64 (1.54%)
Median household income: $44,135

With earnings: 3,172 (76.43%)
--Mean earnings: $53,671
With Social Security income: 1,185 (28.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,688
With Supplemental Security Income: 84 (2.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,015
With public assistance income: 68 (1.64%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,254
With retirement income: 1,098 (26.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,062

Families: 2,509 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (1.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (1.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 195 (7.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 380 (15.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 371 (14.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 605 (24.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 428 (17.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 354 (14.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (2.07%)
Median family income: $58,299

Per capita income: $23,737

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,412
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,207

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 100 (3.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (3.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (1.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (1.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 44 (1.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (0.64%)
Individuals: 598 (23.83%)
--18 years and over: 432 (17.22%)
----65 years and over: 102 (4.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 166 (6.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 116 (4.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 262 (10.44%)

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