Salisbury, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2469925, place: Salisbury city, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,518 (100%)
In labor force: 12,385 (63.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,321 (63.13%)
----Employed: 11,310 (57.95%)
----Unemployed: 1,011 (5.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 64 (0.33%)
Not in labor force: 7,133 (36.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,707 (54.86%)
In labor force: 6,474 (33.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,474 (33.17%)
----Employed: 6,019 (30.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,532 (7.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,146 (5.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,143 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,848 (70.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,730 (15.53%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 338 (3.03%)
Walked: 665 (5.97%)
Other means: 236 (2.12%)
Worked at home: 326 (2.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 19 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,310 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,253 (28.76%)
Service occupations: 2,589 (22.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,734 (24.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 75 (0.66%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 858 (7.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,801 (15.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 93 (0.82%)
Construction: 687 (6.07%)
Manufacturing: 1,513 (13.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 350 (3.09%)
Retail trade: 1,267 (11.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 388 (3.43%)
Information: 379 (3.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 428 (3.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 696 (6.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,909 (25.72%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,543 (13.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 568 (5.02%)
Public administration: 489 (4.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,768 (77.52%)
Government workers: 1,990 (17.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 528 (4.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 24 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,233 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,251 (13.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 887 (9.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,830 (19.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,521 (16.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,602 (17.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,203 (13.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 432 (4.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 384 (4.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 57 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (0.71%)
Median household income: $29,191

With earnings: 7,281 (78.86%)
--Mean earnings: $38,201
With Social Security income: 2,286 (24.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,503
With Supplemental Security Income: 329 (3.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,013
With public assistance income: 434 (4.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,753
With retirement income: 1,390 (15.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,119

Families: 4,961 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 483 (9.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 371 (7.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 859 (17.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 723 (14.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 932 (18.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 843 (16.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 348 (7.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 309 (6.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (0.83%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (1.05%)
Median family income: $35,527

Per capita income: $15,228

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,829
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,920

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 820 (16.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 695 (14.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 368 (7.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 578 (11.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 526 (10.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 302 (6.09%)
Individuals: 5,248 (105.79%)
--18 years and over: 3,698 (74.54%)
----65 years and over: 270 (5.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,501 (30.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,086 (21.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,438 (49.14%)

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