La Plata, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2445750, place: La Plata town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,109 (100%)
In labor force: 3,166 (61.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,130 (61.26%)
----Employed: 2,977 (58.27%)
----Unemployed: 153 (2.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 36 (0.7%)
Not in labor force: 1,943 (38.03%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,768 (54.18%)
In labor force: 1,606 (31.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,606 (31.43%)
----Employed: 1,494 (29.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 505 (9.88%)
All parents in family in labor force: 315 (6.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,977 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,359 (79.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 396 (13.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 62 (2.08%)
Walked: 50 (1.68%)
Other means: 13 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 97 (3.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,977 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,257 (42.22%)
Service occupations: 402 (13.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 725 (24.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 362 (12.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 228 (7.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (0.37%)
Construction: 354 (11.89%)
Manufacturing: 74 (2.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 41 (1.38%)
Retail trade: 393 (13.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 147 (4.94%)
Information: 64 (2.15%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 122 (4.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 258 (8.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 681 (22.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 176 (5.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 135 (4.53%)
Public administration: 521 (17.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,075 (69.7%)
Government workers: 824 (27.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 71 (2.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,189 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 201 (9.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (2.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 175 (7.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 239 (10.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 321 (14.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 442 (20.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 296 (13.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 337 (15.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (3.61%)
$200,000 or more: 53 (2.42%)
Median household income: $56,490

With earnings: 1,805 (82.46%)
--Mean earnings: $68,494
With Social Security income: 512 (23.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,729
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (3.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,384
With public assistance income: 40 (1.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,894
With retirement income: 476 (21.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $35,034

Families: 1,682 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 107 (6.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (0.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 115 (6.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 176 (10.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 239 (14.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 357 (21.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 250 (14.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 304 (18.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 78 (4.64%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (2.79%)
Median family income: $66,288

Per capita income: $24,669

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,492
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 139 (8.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 111 (6.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (2.2%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 111 (6.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 111 (6.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (2.2%)
Individuals: 594 (35.32%)
--18 years and over: 388 (23.07%)
----65 years and over: 112 (6.66%)
--Related children under 18 years: 199 (11.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 153 (9.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 199 (11.83%)

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