Frostburg, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2430900, place: Frostburg city, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,840 (100%)
In labor force: 3,868 (56.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,860 (56.43%)
----Employed: 2,923 (42.73%)
----Unemployed: 937 (13.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 24.3%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 2,972 (43.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,940 (57.6%)
In labor force: 1,940 (28.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,940 (28.36%)
----Employed: 1,510 (22.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 272 (3.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 190 (2.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,842 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,029 (71.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 299 (10.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.25%)
Walked: 446 (15.69%)
Other means: 11 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 50 (1.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,923 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,113 (38.08%)
Service occupations: 543 (18.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 895 (30.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 132 (4.52%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 240 (8.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 89 (3.04%)
Manufacturing: 220 (7.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (0.41%)
Retail trade: 415 (14.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 66 (2.26%)
Information: 67 (2.29%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 129 (4.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 138 (4.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,142 (39.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 412 (14.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 56 (1.92%)
Public administration: 177 (6.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,757 (60.11%)
Government workers: 1,109 (37.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (1.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,730 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 642 (23.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 408 (14.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 404 (14.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 286 (10.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 238 (8.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 419 (15.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 178 (6.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 132 (4.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.22%)
Median household income: $21,215

With earnings: 1,894 (69.38%)
--Mean earnings: $37,390
With Social Security income: 866 (31.72%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,643
With Supplemental Security Income: 112 (4.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,815
With public assistance income: 52 (1.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,334
With retirement income: 468 (17.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,582

Families: 1,213 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (4.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (2.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 153 (12.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 146 (12.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 175 (14.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 329 (27.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 174 (14.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 125 (10.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (1.4%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $53,234

Per capita income: $13,821

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,417
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,094

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 74 (6.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (4.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (3.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 53 (4.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (3.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (2.06%)
Individuals: 1,775 (146.33%)
--18 years and over: 1,660 (136.85%)
----65 years and over: 128 (10.55%)
--Related children under 18 years: 99 (8.16%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 67 (5.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,559 (128.52%)

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