General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2623980, place: East Grand Rapids city, Michigan)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,712 (100%)
In labor force: 5,474 (70.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,468 (70.9%)
----Employed: 5,389 (69.88%)
----Unemployed: 79 (1.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.4%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 2,238 (29.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,080 (52.9%)
In labor force: 2,517 (32.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,517 (32.64%)
----Employed: 2,479 (32.14%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,013 (13.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 534 (6.92%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,340 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,665 (87.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 256 (4.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.22%)
Walked: 90 (1.69%)
Other means: 22 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 295 (5.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,389 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,332 (61.83%)
Service occupations: 354 (6.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,405 (26.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 104 (1.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 180 (3.34%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.24%)
Construction: 133 (2.47%)
Manufacturing: 714 (13.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 333 (6.18%)
Retail trade: 545 (10.11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 76 (1.41%)
Information: 154 (2.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 449 (8.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 851 (15.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,579 (29.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 264 (4.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 158 (2.93%)
Public administration: 120 (2.23%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,354 (80.79%)
Government workers: 552 (10.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 433 (8.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.93%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,831 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 111 (2.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (1.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 126 (3.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 214 (5.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 370 (9.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 730 (19.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 629 (16.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 711 (18.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 382 (9.97%)
$200,000 or more: 497 (12.97%)
Median household income: $84,772
With earnings: 3,330 (86.92%)
--Mean earnings: $106,547
With Social Security income: 787 (20.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,976
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (0.37%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,643
With public assistance income: 6 (0.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,000
With retirement income: 435 (11.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,823
Families: 3,060 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (0.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (0.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (2.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (2.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 223 (7.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 592 (19.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 539 (17.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 667 (21.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 377 (12.32%)
$200,000 or more: 468 (15.29%)
Median family income: $98,967
Per capita income: $41,388
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $66,528
Female full-time, year-round workers: $42,383
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 46 (1.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (0.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (0.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (0.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.13%)
Individuals: 307 (10.03%)
--18 years and over: 224 (7.32%)
----65 years and over: 32 (1.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 76 (2.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 64 (2.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 102 (3.33%)
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