Thurmont, MD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2477825, place: Thurmont town, Maryland)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,027 (100%)
In labor force: 2,946 (73.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,923 (72.59%)
----Employed: 2,874 (71.37%)
----Unemployed: 49 (1.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.7%
--Armed Forces: 23 (0.57%)
Not in labor force: 1,081 (26.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,093 (51.97%)
In labor force: 1,320 (32.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,314 (32.63%)
----Employed: 1,300 (32.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 537 (13.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 317 (7.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,861 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,229 (77.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 437 (15.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 117 (4.09%)
Other means: 8 (0.28%)
Worked at home: 70 (2.45%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,874 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 866 (30.13%)
Service occupations: 444 (15.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 798 (27.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 412 (14.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 340 (11.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.31%)
Construction: 376 (13.08%)
Manufacturing: 332 (11.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 106 (3.69%)
Retail trade: 226 (7.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 134 (4.66%)
Information: 47 (1.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 227 (7.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 311 (10.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 543 (18.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 220 (7.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 126 (4.38%)
Public administration: 217 (7.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,136 (74.32%)
Government workers: 562 (19.55%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 171 (5.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,119 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 98 (4.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (3.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 217 (10.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 324 (15.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 371 (17.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 652 (30.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 188 (8.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 168 (7.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (1.23%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.38%)
Median household income: $49,530

With earnings: 1,810 (85.42%)
--Mean earnings: $52,928
With Social Security income: 464 (21.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,077
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (0.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,758
With public assistance income: 7 (0.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,200
With retirement income: 310 (14.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,428

Families: 1,555 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 39 (2.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (1.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 131 (8.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 171 (11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 280 (18.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 590 (37.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 144 (9.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 157 (10.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.22%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $56,138

Per capita income: $20,474

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,804
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,266

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 62 (3.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (3.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (2.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 32 (2.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (2.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (1.09%)
Individuals: 336 (21.61%)
--18 years and over: 179 (11.51%)
----65 years and over: 31 (1.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 134 (8.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 86 (5.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 107 (6.88%)

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