Germantown, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2432025, place: Germantown CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 40,454 (100%)
In labor force: 33,450 (82.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 33,134 (81.91%)
----Employed: 32,097 (79.34%)
----Unemployed: 1,037 (2.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 316 (0.78%)
Not in labor force: 7,004 (17.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,340 (52.75%)
In labor force: 16,356 (40.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,274 (40.23%)
----Employed: 15,744 (38.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,745 (14.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,833 (9.47%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 31,926 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 24,400 (76.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,803 (11.91%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,213 (6.93%)
Walked: 349 (1.09%)
Other means: 202 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 959 (3%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 32,097 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 16,208 (50.5%)
Service occupations: 3,797 (11.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,585 (26.75%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (0.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,647 (5.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,839 (5.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (0.08%)
Construction: 1,624 (5.06%)
Manufacturing: 2,285 (7.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 653 (2.03%)
Retail trade: 3,653 (11.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,113 (3.47%)
Information: 1,780 (5.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,586 (8.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 6,039 (18.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,538 (17.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,232 (6.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,840 (5.73%)
Public administration: 2,727 (8.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 24,674 (76.87%)
Government workers: 6,260 (19.5%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,123 (3.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 40 (0.12%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,814 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 475 (2.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 441 (2.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,227 (5.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,826 (8.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,255 (15.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,012 (28.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,594 (17.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,080 (14.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 643 (3.09%)
$200,000 or more: 261 (1.25%)
Median household income: $62,431

With earnings: 20,070 (96.43%)
--Mean earnings: $67,744
With Social Security income: 1,472 (7.07%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,063
With Supplemental Security Income: 225 (1.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,450
With public assistance income: 288 (1.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,024
With retirement income: 1,510 (7.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,270

Families: 14,206 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 246 (1.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 243 (1.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 803 (5.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 987 (6.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,121 (14.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,771 (26.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,847 (20.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,404 (16.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 561 (3.95%)
$200,000 or more: 223 (1.57%)
Median family income: $67,204

Per capita income: $26,709

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,039
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,237

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 498 (3.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 444 (3.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 218 (1.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 300 (2.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 283 (1.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 104 (0.73%)
Individuals: 2,511 (17.68%)
--18 years and over: 1,551 (10.92%)
----65 years and over: 152 (1.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 926 (6.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 671 (4.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 764 (5.38%)

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