Potomac Heights, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2463375, place: Potomac Heights CDP, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 910 (100%)
In labor force: 551 (60.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 551 (60.55%)
----Employed: 541 (59.45%)
----Unemployed: 10 (1.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 359 (39.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 540 (59.34%)
In labor force: 293 (32.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 293 (32.2%)
----Employed: 283 (31.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 109 (11.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 64 (7.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 528 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 364 (68.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 133 (25.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (2.27%)
Other means: 19 (3.6%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 541 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 139 (25.69%)
Service occupations: 80 (14.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 177 (32.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 104 (19.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 41 (7.58%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 102 (18.85%)
Manufacturing: 12 (2.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (0.74%)
Retail trade: 77 (14.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (4.25%)
Information: 5 (0.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (2.22%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 91 (16.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 67 (12.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 17 (3.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (3.51%)
Public administration: 112 (20.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 361 (66.73%)
Government workers: 167 (30.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 13 (2.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 538 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (4.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (5.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (13.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 134 (24.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 94 (17.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 138 (25.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (5.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,556

With earnings: 353 (65.61%)
--Mean earnings: $47,953
With Social Security income: 214 (39.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,009
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (1.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,350
With public assistance income: 5 (0.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,920
With retirement income: 195 (36.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,169

Families: 330 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (3.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 13 (3.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (25.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 80 (24.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 93 (28.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (9.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.82%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,833

Per capita income: $19,656

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,837
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,722

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (5.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (3.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (5.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (3.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.12%)
Individuals: 82 (24.85%)
--18 years and over: 52 (15.76%)
----65 years and over: 23 (6.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 30 (9.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (4.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 27 (8.18%)

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