Takoma Park, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2476650, place: Takoma Park city, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,500 (100%)
In labor force: 10,135 (75.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,125 (75%)
----Employed: 9,548 (70.73%)
----Unemployed: 577 (4.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 3,365 (24.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,179 (53.18%)
In labor force: 5,103 (37.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,103 (37.8%)
----Employed: 4,752 (35.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,433 (10.61%)
All parents in family in labor force: 996 (7.38%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,370 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,936 (52.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,144 (12.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,330 (24.87%)
Walked: 447 (4.77%)
Other means: 151 (1.61%)
Worked at home: 362 (3.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 33 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,548 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,168 (54.13%)
Service occupations: 1,287 (13.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,780 (18.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 760 (7.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 553 (5.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.08%)
Construction: 585 (6.13%)
Manufacturing: 192 (2.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 116 (1.21%)
Retail trade: 758 (7.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 372 (3.9%)
Information: 685 (7.17%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 517 (5.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,312 (13.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,413 (25.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 733 (7.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,005 (10.53%)
Public administration: 852 (8.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,721 (70.39%)
Government workers: 2,020 (21.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 796 (8.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.12%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,873 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 678 (9.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 297 (4.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 698 (10.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 805 (11.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,060 (15.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,317 (19.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 774 (11.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 745 (10.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 288 (4.19%)
$200,000 or more: 211 (3.07%)
Median household income: $48,490

With earnings: 5,988 (87.12%)
--Mean earnings: $64,435
With Social Security income: 1,030 (14.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,315
With Supplemental Security Income: 182 (2.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,414
With public assistance income: 170 (2.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,269
With retirement income: 766 (11.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,942

Families: 3,970 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 210 (5.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 138 (3.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 360 (9.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 347 (8.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 487 (12.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 773 (19.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 634 (15.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 614 (15.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 241 (6.07%)
$200,000 or more: 166 (4.18%)
Median family income: $63,434

Per capita income: $26,437

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,668
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,073

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 333 (8.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 200 (5.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 102 (2.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 137 (3.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 90 (2.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (0.76%)
Individuals: 1,722 (43.38%)
--18 years and over: 1,295 (32.62%)
----65 years and over: 281 (7.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 418 (10.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 248 (6.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 719 (18.11%)

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