Cottage City, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2420050, place: Cottage City town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 888 (100%)
In labor force: 531 (59.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 528 (59.46%)
----Employed: 496 (55.86%)
----Unemployed: 32 (3.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.34%)
Not in labor force: 357 (40.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 478 (53.83%)
In labor force: 266 (29.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 266 (29.95%)
----Employed: 250 (28.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 74 (8.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 42 (4.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 485 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 324 (66.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 68 (14.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 52 (10.72%)
Walked: 29 (5.98%)
Other means: 5 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 7 (1.44%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 496 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 134 (27.02%)
Service occupations: 103 (20.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 139 (28.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 74 (14.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 46 (9.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 55 (11.09%)
Manufacturing: 20 (4.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (2.62%)
Retail trade: 64 (12.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (6.05%)
Information: 20 (4.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (5.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (10.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 99 (19.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (4.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 47 (9.48%)
Public administration: 46 (9.27%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 362 (72.98%)
Government workers: 101 (20.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (6.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 466 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 92 (19.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (8.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (8.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 43 (9.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (14.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 112 (24.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (10.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (4.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $38,594

With earnings: 330 (70.82%)
--Mean earnings: $46,190
With Social Security income: 124 (26.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,246
With Supplemental Security Income: 38 (8.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,540
With public assistance income: 13 (2.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,769
With retirement income: 96 (20.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,215

Families: 255 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 23 (9.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (3.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (11.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 19 (7.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 56 (21.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 56 (21.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (16.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (8.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $47,639

Per capita income: $17,166

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,438
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,519

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 28 (10.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (5.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (5.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (4.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.75%)
Individuals: 153 (60%)
--18 years and over: 129 (50.59%)
----65 years and over: 36 (14.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (7.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (5.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 76 (29.8%)

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