Romulus, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2669420, place: Romulus city, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,958 (100%)
In labor force: 11,281 (66.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,281 (66.52%)
----Employed: 10,513 (61.99%)
----Unemployed: 768 (4.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,677 (33.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,768 (51.7%)
In labor force: 5,374 (31.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,374 (31.69%)
----Employed: 5,131 (30.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,999 (11.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,142 (6.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,254 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,664 (84.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,110 (10.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 40 (0.39%)
Walked: 172 (1.68%)
Other means: 59 (0.58%)
Worked at home: 209 (2.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,513 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,861 (17.7%)
Service occupations: 1,811 (17.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,649 (25.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,304 (12.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,855 (27.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (0.25%)
Construction: 602 (5.73%)
Manufacturing: 2,793 (26.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 261 (2.48%)
Retail trade: 935 (8.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,092 (10.39%)
Information: 188 (1.79%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 545 (5.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 727 (6.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,622 (15.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 836 (7.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 536 (5.1%)
Public administration: 350 (3.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,065 (86.23%)
Government workers: 1,066 (10.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 382 (3.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,450 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 773 (9.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 647 (7.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 839 (9.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,048 (12.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,372 (16.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,801 (21.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,057 (12.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 673 (7.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 160 (1.89%)
$200,000 or more: 80 (0.95%)
Median household income: $45,088

With earnings: 7,020 (83.08%)
--Mean earnings: $55,381
With Social Security income: 1,874 (22.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,328
With Supplemental Security Income: 336 (3.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,241
With public assistance income: 338 (4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,832
With retirement income: 1,479 (17.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,085

Families: 5,958 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 403 (6.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 299 (5.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 566 (9.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 685 (11.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 938 (15.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,445 (24.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 877 (14.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 593 (9.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 106 (1.78%)
$200,000 or more: 46 (0.77%)
Median family income: $51,497

Per capita income: $19,679

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,372
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,517

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 634 (10.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 524 (8.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 214 (3.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 385 (6.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 361 (6.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 169 (2.84%)
Individuals: 2,868 (48.14%)
--18 years and over: 1,725 (28.95%)
----65 years and over: 217 (3.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,097 (18.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 792 (13.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 760 (12.76%)

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