Forest Heights, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2428725, place: Forest Heights town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,951 (100%)
In labor force: 1,316 (67.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,294 (66.32%)
----Employed: 1,176 (60.28%)
----Unemployed: 118 (6.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.1%
--Armed Forces: 22 (1.13%)
Not in labor force: 635 (32.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,118 (57.3%)
In labor force: 746 (38.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 724 (37.11%)
----Employed: 671 (34.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 225 (11.53%)
All parents in family in labor force: 161 (8.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,173 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 804 (68.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 162 (13.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 177 (15.09%)
Walked: 7 (0.6%)
Other means: 18 (1.53%)
Worked at home: 5 (0.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,176 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 353 (30.02%)
Service occupations: 175 (14.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 381 (32.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 150 (12.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 117 (9.95%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 101 (8.59%)
Manufacturing: 27 (2.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 125 (10.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 146 (12.41%)
Information: 46 (3.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 80 (6.8%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 129 (10.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 203 (17.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 54 (4.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 56 (4.76%)
Public administration: 209 (17.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 757 (64.37%)
Government workers: 409 (34.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 10 (0.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 868 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (1.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (6.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 74 (8.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 189 (21.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 246 (28.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 138 (15.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 86 (9.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (2.88%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.38%)
Median household income: $57,697

With earnings: 779 (89.75%)
--Mean earnings: $57,312
With Social Security income: 182 (20.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,132
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (3.46%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,562
With public assistance income: 19 (2.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,037
With retirement income: 307 (35.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,417

Families: 686 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (2.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (0.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (3.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (10.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 154 (22.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 190 (27.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 113 (16.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (11.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (2.77%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.75%)
Median family income: $60,313

Per capita income: $21,556

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,705
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,273

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (2.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (2.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (1.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (1.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (1.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (1.02%)
Individuals: 86 (12.54%)
--18 years and over: 47 (6.85%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 39 (5.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (4.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 21 (3.06%)

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