Fort Washington, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2429525, place: Fort Washington CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,037 (100%)
In labor force: 13,546 (71.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,430 (70.55%)
----Employed: 12,815 (67.32%)
----Unemployed: 615 (3.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 116 (0.61%)
Not in labor force: 5,491 (28.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,139 (53.26%)
In labor force: 6,903 (36.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,858 (36.02%)
----Employed: 6,526 (34.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,415 (7.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,114 (5.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,669 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,065 (71.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,140 (16.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 823 (6.5%)
Walked: 103 (0.81%)
Other means: 97 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 441 (3.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 40.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,815 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,928 (46.26%)
Service occupations: 1,604 (12.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,498 (27.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 790 (6.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 995 (7.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.11%)
Construction: 438 (3.42%)
Manufacturing: 270 (2.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 161 (1.26%)
Retail trade: 1,126 (8.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 999 (7.8%)
Information: 705 (5.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 998 (7.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,836 (14.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,533 (19.77%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 564 (4.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 626 (4.88%)
Public administration: 2,545 (19.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,268 (56.71%)
Government workers: 4,620 (36.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 907 (7.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,249 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 191 (2.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (0.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 282 (3.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 463 (5.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 943 (11.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,642 (19.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,785 (21.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,004 (24.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 636 (7.71%)
$200,000 or more: 237 (2.87%)
Median household income: $81,177

With earnings: 7,474 (90.6%)
--Mean earnings: $83,752
With Social Security income: 1,698 (20.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,398
With Supplemental Security Income: 223 (2.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,847
With public assistance income: 84 (1.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,086
With retirement income: 2,577 (31.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,833

Families: 6,546 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 104 (1.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 50 (0.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 135 (2.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 319 (4.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 547 (8.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,311 (20.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,560 (23.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,754 (26.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 545 (8.33%)
$200,000 or more: 221 (3.38%)
Median family income: $88,374

Per capita income: $30,871

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,656
Female full-time, year-round workers: $42,450

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 186 (2.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 140 (2.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (0.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 107 (1.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 93 (1.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (0.78%)
Individuals: 881 (13.46%)
--18 years and over: 577 (8.81%)
----65 years and over: 108 (1.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 289 (4.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 226 (3.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 245 (3.74%)

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