Largo, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2445825, place: Largo CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,623 (100%)
In labor force: 5,144 (77.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,029 (75.93%)
----Employed: 4,786 (72.26%)
----Unemployed: 243 (3.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 115 (1.74%)
Not in labor force: 1,479 (22.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,660 (55.26%)
In labor force: 2,874 (43.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,827 (42.68%)
----Employed: 2,704 (40.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 645 (9.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 573 (8.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,826 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,511 (72.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 699 (14.48%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 597 (12.37%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 19 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 37.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,786 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,023 (42.27%)
Service occupations: 475 (9.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,637 (34.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 281 (5.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 370 (7.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 141 (2.95%)
Manufacturing: 155 (3.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (0.25%)
Retail trade: 440 (9.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 440 (9.19%)
Information: 384 (8.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 297 (6.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 409 (8.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,101 (23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 224 (4.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 247 (5.16%)
Public administration: 936 (19.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,736 (57.17%)
Government workers: 1,874 (39.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 176 (3.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,466 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (2.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 68 (1.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 243 (7.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 436 (12.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 538 (15.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 934 (26.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 612 (17.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 439 (12.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 77 (2.22%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (0.46%)
Median household income: $58,130

With earnings: 3,301 (95.24%)
--Mean earnings: $58,760
With Social Security income: 335 (9.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,119
With Supplemental Security Income: 70 (2.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,423
With public assistance income: 77 (2.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,338
With retirement income: 559 (16.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,955

Families: 2,237 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 52 (2.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (0.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 96 (4.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 162 (7.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 247 (11.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 671 (30%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 546 (24.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 368 (16.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 77 (3.44%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $70,421

Per capita income: $26,312

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,067
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,417

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 71 (3.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (2.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (1.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (1.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (1.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.45%)
Individuals: 452 (20.21%)
--18 years and over: 294 (13.14%)
----65 years and over: 26 (1.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 158 (7.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 129 (5.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 194 (8.67%)

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