Gaithersburg, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2431175, place: Gaithersburg city, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 40,802 (100%)
In labor force: 30,070 (73.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 29,905 (73.29%)
----Employed: 28,578 (70.04%)
----Unemployed: 1,327 (3.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 165 (0.4%)
Not in labor force: 10,732 (26.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,300 (52.2%)
In labor force: 14,366 (35.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,289 (35.02%)
----Employed: 13,488 (33.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,082 (12.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,885 (7.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 28,145 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 19,262 (68.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,770 (13.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3,430 (12.19%)
Walked: 646 (2.3%)
Other means: 209 (0.74%)
Worked at home: 828 (2.94%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 28,578 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,885 (48.59%)
Service occupations: 4,255 (14.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,796 (23.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,883 (6.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,742 (6.1%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 50 (0.17%)
Construction: 1,945 (6.81%)
Manufacturing: 1,634 (5.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 422 (1.48%)
Retail trade: 2,803 (9.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 844 (2.95%)
Information: 1,560 (5.46%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,116 (7.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 5,889 (20.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,412 (15.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,496 (8.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,030 (7.1%)
Public administration: 2,377 (8.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,975 (76.89%)
Government workers: 4,953 (17.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,624 (5.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 19,686 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 781 (3.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 513 (2.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,329 (6.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,933 (9.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,266 (16.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,533 (23.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,042 (15.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,980 (15.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 717 (3.64%)
$200,000 or more: 592 (3.01%)
Median household income: $59,879

With earnings: 17,726 (90.04%)
--Mean earnings: $70,405
With Social Security income: 2,623 (13.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,675
With Supplemental Security Income: 412 (2.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,708
With public assistance income: 417 (2.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,431
With retirement income: 2,360 (11.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,504

Families: 12,830 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 372 (2.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 259 (2.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 812 (6.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,068 (8.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,862 (14.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,833 (22.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,174 (16.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,389 (18.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 603 (4.7%)
$200,000 or more: 458 (3.57%)
Median family income: $66,669

Per capita income: $27,323

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,331
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,861

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 633 (4.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 478 (3.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 275 (2.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 285 (2.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 268 (2.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 140 (1.09%)
Individuals: 3,718 (28.98%)
--18 years and over: 2,751 (21.44%)
----65 years and over: 460 (3.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 934 (7.28%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 613 (4.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,734 (13.52%)

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