North Potomac, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2456875, place: North Potomac CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,088 (100%)
In labor force: 12,195 (75.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,144 (75.48%)
----Employed: 11,866 (73.76%)
----Unemployed: 278 (1.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 51 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 3,893 (24.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,256 (51.32%)
In labor force: 5,634 (35.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,629 (34.99%)
----Employed: 5,498 (34.17%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,001 (12.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,135 (7.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,752 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,291 (79.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 980 (8.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 662 (5.63%)
Walked: 78 (0.66%)
Other means: 84 (0.71%)
Worked at home: 657 (5.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,866 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,140 (68.6%)
Service occupations: 741 (6.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,335 (19.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 284 (2.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 359 (3.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (0.29%)
Construction: 342 (2.88%)
Manufacturing: 679 (5.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 179 (1.51%)
Retail trade: 936 (7.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 198 (1.67%)
Information: 824 (6.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,024 (8.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,883 (24.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,126 (17.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 729 (6.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 508 (4.28%)
Public administration: 1,403 (11.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,506 (71.68%)
Government workers: 2,741 (23.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 611 (5.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,906 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (1.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (0.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132 (1.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 192 (2.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 484 (7.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,004 (14.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,046 (15.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,035 (29.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,087 (15.74%)
$200,000 or more: 819 (11.86%)
Median household income: $109,173

With earnings: 6,704 (97.08%)
--Mean earnings: $117,358
With Social Security income: 429 (6.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,103
With Supplemental Security Income: 91 (1.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,940
With public assistance income: 34 (0.49%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,564
With retirement income: 598 (8.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $30,394

Families: 6,266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (0.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (0.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 94 (1.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 153 (2.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 411 (6.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 913 (14.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 917 (14.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,873 (29.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,069 (17.06%)
$200,000 or more: 754 (12.03%)
Median family income: $112,277

Per capita income: $37,573

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $81,216
Female full-time, year-round workers: $49,634

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 91 (1.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (1.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (0.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 25 (0.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (0.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.16%)
Individuals: 482 (7.69%)
--18 years and over: 267 (4.26%)
----65 years and over: 36 (0.57%)
--Related children under 18 years: 204 (3.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 170 (2.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 113 (1.8%)

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