Fairmount Heights, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2427400, place: Fairmount Heights town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,117 (100%)
In labor force: 715 (64.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 713 (63.83%)
----Employed: 665 (59.53%)
----Unemployed: 48 (4.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.18%)
Not in labor force: 402 (35.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 572 (51.21%)
In labor force: 357 (31.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 355 (31.78%)
----Employed: 341 (30.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 114 (10.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 67 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 639 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 395 (61.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 120 (18.78%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 94 (14.71%)
Walked: 12 (1.88%)
Other means: 5 (0.78%)
Worked at home: 13 (2.03%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 665 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 147 (22.11%)
Service occupations: 119 (17.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 237 (35.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 66 (9.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 96 (14.44%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.3%)
Construction: 30 (4.51%)
Manufacturing: 15 (2.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.91%)
Retail trade: 51 (7.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 79 (11.88%)
Information: 42 (6.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (4.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 68 (10.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 124 (18.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 42 (6.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (7.22%)
Public administration: 105 (15.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 437 (65.71%)
Government workers: 203 (30.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (3.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 497 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (6.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (3.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (9.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (11.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 101 (20.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 130 (26.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 65 (13.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27 (5.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (2.62%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.6%)
Median household income: $48,250

With earnings: 421 (84.71%)
--Mean earnings: $53,041
With Social Security income: 140 (28.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,840
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (3.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,706
With public assistance income: 19 (3.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,511
With retirement income: 131 (26.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,415

Families: 363 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (4.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (1.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 33 (9.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (7.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 83 (22.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 109 (30.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (13.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (6.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (2.2%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.83%)
Median family income: $53,304

Per capita income: $17,966

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,107
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,327

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (6.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (4.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (3.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (3.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.1%)
Individuals: 138 (38.02%)
--18 years and over: 91 (25.07%)
----65 years and over: 7 (1.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 47 (12.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 41 (11.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 41 (11.29%)

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