North Laurel, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2456725, place: North Laurel CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,069 (100%)
In labor force: 11,996 (79.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,809 (78.37%)
----Employed: 11,568 (76.77%)
----Unemployed: 241 (1.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2%
--Armed Forces: 187 (1.24%)
Not in labor force: 3,073 (20.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,720 (51.23%)
In labor force: 5,696 (37.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,655 (37.53%)
----Employed: 5,592 (37.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,021 (13.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,298 (8.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,699 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,340 (79.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,414 (12.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 419 (3.58%)
Walked: 128 (1.09%)
Other means: 19 (0.16%)
Worked at home: 379 (3.24%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,568 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,367 (46.4%)
Service occupations: 1,330 (11.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,117 (26.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 922 (7.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 815 (7.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.14%)
Construction: 803 (6.94%)
Manufacturing: 776 (6.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 483 (4.18%)
Retail trade: 1,220 (10.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 581 (5.02%)
Information: 654 (5.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 644 (5.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,679 (14.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,042 (17.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 736 (6.36%)
Other services (except public administration): 553 (4.78%)
Public administration: 1,381 (11.94%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,435 (72.92%)
Government workers: 2,550 (22.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 556 (4.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 27 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,304 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 155 (2.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (1.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 411 (5.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 729 (9.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,190 (16.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,601 (21.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,254 (17.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,314 (17.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 363 (4.97%)
$200,000 or more: 197 (2.7%)
Median household income: $66,836

With earnings: 6,910 (94.61%)
--Mean earnings: $75,162
With Social Security income: 666 (9.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,070
With Supplemental Security Income: 69 (0.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,679
With public assistance income: 87 (1.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,624
With retirement income: 885 (12.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,909

Families: 5,407 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (1.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 44 (0.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 216 (3.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 399 (7.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 709 (13.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,238 (22.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,051 (19.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,146 (21.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 326 (6.03%)
$200,000 or more: 183 (3.38%)
Median family income: $75,068

Per capita income: $27,991

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $48,043
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,149

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 134 (2.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (1.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 71 (1.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (0.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (0.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (0.26%)
Individuals: 707 (13.08%)
--18 years and over: 512 (9.47%)
----65 years and over: 48 (0.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 177 (3.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 91 (1.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 299 (5.53%)

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