Bethesda, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2407125, place: Bethesda CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 44,414 (100%)
In labor force: 30,401 (68.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 29,870 (67.25%)
----Employed: 29,241 (65.84%)
----Unemployed: 629 (1.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.1%
--Armed Forces: 531 (1.2%)
Not in labor force: 14,013 (31.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 24,181 (54.44%)
In labor force: 14,799 (33.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,658 (33%)
----Employed: 14,247 (32.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,712 (8.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,271 (5.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 29,463 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,943 (60.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,550 (8.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4,334 (14.71%)
Walked: 1,764 (5.99%)
Other means: 513 (1.74%)
Worked at home: 2,359 (8.01%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 29,241 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 22,122 (75.65%)
Service occupations: 1,679 (5.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,711 (16.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 401 (1.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 311 (1.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 34 (0.12%)
Construction: 540 (1.85%)
Manufacturing: 549 (1.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 210 (0.72%)
Retail trade: 1,680 (5.75%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 347 (1.19%)
Information: 2,173 (7.43%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,326 (11.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7,783 (26.62%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,612 (19.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,241 (4.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,103 (7.19%)
Public administration: 3,643 (12.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,098 (65.31%)
Government workers: 7,367 (25.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,706 (9.25%)
Unpaid family workers: 70 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,654 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 754 (3.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 477 (2.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 913 (3.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,287 (5.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,748 (7.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,638 (15.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,113 (13.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,633 (19.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,824 (11.94%)
$200,000 or more: 4,267 (18.04%)
Median household income: $99,102

With earnings: 19,451 (82.23%)
--Mean earnings: $123,309
With Social Security income: 5,740 (24.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,335
With Supplemental Security Income: 307 (1.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,402
With public assistance income: 190 (0.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,594
With retirement income: 5,059 (21.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $42,796

Families: 14,628 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (1.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (0.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 279 (1.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 407 (2.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 585 (4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,583 (10.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,025 (13.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,306 (22.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,372 (16.22%)
$200,000 or more: 3,805 (26.01%)
Median family income: $130,160

Per capita income: $58,479

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $84,797
Female full-time, year-round workers: $57,569

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 242 (1.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 124 (0.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (0.27%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 85 (0.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (0.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (0.08%)
Individuals: 1,828 (12.5%)
--18 years and over: 1,562 (10.68%)
----65 years and over: 384 (2.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 222 (1.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 166 (1.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,134 (7.75%)

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