Ridgely, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2466000, place: Ridgely town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 992 (100%)
In labor force: 680 (68.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 678 (68.35%)
----Employed: 619 (62.4%)
----Unemployed: 59 (5.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.7%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 312 (31.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 493 (49.7%)
In labor force: 296 (29.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 296 (29.84%)
----Employed: 258 (26.01%)
Own children under 6 years: 155 (15.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 92 (9.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 611 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 440 (72.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 96 (15.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (4.58%)
Other means: 16 (2.62%)
Worked at home: 31 (5.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 619 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 106 (17.12%)
Service occupations: 99 (15.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 153 (24.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (1.62%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 106 (17.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 145 (23.42%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (1.62%)
Construction: 86 (13.89%)
Manufacturing: 76 (12.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 45 (7.27%)
Retail trade: 59 (9.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (5.49%)
Information: 12 (1.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (3.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (8.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 94 (15.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (3.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 67 (10.82%)
Public administration: 38 (6.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 465 (75.12%)
Government workers: 99 (15.99%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52 (8.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 517 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (11.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (5.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 76 (14.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 87 (16.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (21.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (18.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (5.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (4.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,750

With earnings: 424 (82.01%)
--Mean earnings: $39,925
With Social Security income: 145 (28.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,896
With Supplemental Security Income: 38 (7.35%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,238
With public assistance income: 23 (4.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,217
With retirement income: 57 (11.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,258

Families: 334 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (4.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (4.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 49 (14.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 62 (18.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 87 (26.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 64 (19.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (8.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.8%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $38,929

Per capita income: $15,581

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,356
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,844

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 26 (7.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (7.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (4.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (5.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (5.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (2.99%)
Individuals: 151 (45.21%)
--18 years and over: 98 (29.34%)
----65 years and over: 23 (6.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 48 (14.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 36 (10.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 69 (20.66%)

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