Beltsville, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2406400, place: Beltsville CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,448 (100%)
In labor force: 9,038 (72.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,000 (72.3%)
----Employed: 8,686 (69.78%)
----Unemployed: 314 (2.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 38 (0.31%)
Not in labor force: 3,410 (27.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,474 (52.01%)
In labor force: 4,445 (35.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,424 (35.54%)
----Employed: 4,216 (33.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,190 (9.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 833 (6.69%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,547 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,143 (71.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,451 (16.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 533 (6.24%)
Walked: 212 (2.48%)
Other means: 67 (0.78%)
Worked at home: 141 (1.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,686 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,581 (41.23%)
Service occupations: 1,114 (12.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,438 (28.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 850 (9.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 703 (8.09%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.06%)
Construction: 615 (7.08%)
Manufacturing: 342 (3.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 250 (2.88%)
Retail trade: 1,085 (12.49%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 458 (5.27%)
Information: 447 (5.15%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 520 (5.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 926 (10.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,750 (20.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 599 (6.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 777 (8.95%)
Public administration: 912 (10.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,331 (72.89%)
Government workers: 2,007 (23.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 327 (3.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 21 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,691 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 241 (4.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 188 (3.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 467 (8.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 530 (9.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 980 (17.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,289 (22.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 929 (16.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 821 (14.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 135 (2.37%)
$200,000 or more: 111 (1.95%)
Median household income: $57,722

With earnings: 5,052 (88.77%)
--Mean earnings: $65,674
With Social Security income: 982 (17.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,280
With Supplemental Security Income: 88 (1.55%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,017
With public assistance income: 48 (0.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,841
With retirement income: 1,005 (17.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,800

Families: 3,898 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 180 (4.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 44 (1.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 181 (4.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 316 (8.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 633 (16.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 917 (23.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 792 (20.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 636 (16.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 132 (3.39%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (1.72%)
Median family income: $66,087

Per capita income: $24,679

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,914
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,645

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 215 (5.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 89 (2.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (1.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 125 (3.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 75 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 45 (1.15%)
Individuals: 1,119 (28.71%)
--18 years and over: 913 (23.42%)
----65 years and over: 93 (2.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 196 (5.03%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 126 (3.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 536 (13.75%)

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