Ocean City, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2458225, place: Ocean City town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,471 (100%)
In labor force: 3,909 (60.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,899 (60.25%)
----Employed: 3,538 (54.67%)
----Unemployed: 361 (5.58%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.3%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 2,562 (39.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,114 (48.12%)
In labor force: 1,665 (25.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,665 (25.73%)
----Employed: 1,527 (23.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 242 (3.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 185 (2.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,512 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,557 (72.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 235 (6.69%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 178 (5.07%)
Walked: 239 (6.81%)
Other means: 103 (2.93%)
Worked at home: 200 (5.69%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,538 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,119 (31.63%)
Service occupations: 853 (24.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,034 (29.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (0.34%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 336 (9.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 184 (5.2%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.45%)
Construction: 244 (6.9%)
Manufacturing: 84 (2.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 132 (3.73%)
Retail trade: 457 (12.92%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 87 (2.46%)
Information: 99 (2.8%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 426 (12.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 222 (6.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 392 (11.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,045 (29.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 160 (4.52%)
Public administration: 174 (4.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,733 (77.25%)
Government workers: 400 (11.31%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 392 (11.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.37%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,752 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 279 (7.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 240 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 678 (18.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 629 (16.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 703 (18.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 606 (16.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 225 (6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 230 (6.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 85 (2.27%)
$200,000 or more: 77 (2.05%)
Median household income: $35,772

With earnings: 2,717 (72.41%)
--Mean earnings: $45,638
With Social Security income: 1,393 (37.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,334
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (1.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,088
With public assistance income: 76 (2.03%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,591
With retirement income: 1,101 (29.34%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,144

Families: 1,867 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (3.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (3.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 271 (14.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 289 (15.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 421 (22.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 347 (18.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (7.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 165 (8.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (3%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (3.27%)
Median family income: $44,614

Per capita income: $26,078

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,613
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,457

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 112 (6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 76 (4.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (1.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (2.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (1.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (0.75%)
Individuals: 604 (32.35%)
--18 years and over: 418 (22.39%)
----65 years and over: 70 (3.75%)
--Related children under 18 years: 180 (9.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 155 (8.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 246 (13.18%)

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