Westland, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2686000, place: Westland city, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 68,423 (100%)
In labor force: 45,878 (67.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 45,842 (67%)
----Employed: 43,776 (63.98%)
----Unemployed: 2,066 (3.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 36 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 22,545 (32.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 35,949 (52.54%)
In labor force: 21,072 (30.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,046 (30.76%)
----Employed: 20,068 (29.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,975 (10.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,315 (6.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 42,760 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 37,286 (87.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,934 (9.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 180 (0.42%)
Walked: 532 (1.24%)
Other means: 263 (0.62%)
Worked at home: 565 (1.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 43,776 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,828 (27.02%)
Service occupations: 6,327 (14.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 12,095 (27.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 56 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,380 (10.01%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 9,090 (20.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (0.07%)
Construction: 2,430 (5.55%)
Manufacturing: 10,976 (25.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,680 (3.84%)
Retail trade: 5,363 (12.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,857 (6.53%)
Information: 1,042 (2.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,425 (5.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,004 (9.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,597 (15.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,289 (7.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,075 (4.74%)
Public administration: 1,008 (2.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 38,885 (88.83%)
Government workers: 3,479 (7.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,380 (3.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (0.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 36,699 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,223 (6.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,854 (5.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,347 (11.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,776 (13.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,596 (17.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8,508 (23.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,957 (13.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,859 (7.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 407 (1.11%)
$200,000 or more: 172 (0.47%)
Median household income: $46,308

With earnings: 29,277 (79.78%)
--Mean earnings: $55,457
With Social Security income: 9,626 (26.23%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,156
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,143 (3.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,163
With public assistance income: 781 (2.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,151
With retirement income: 7,196 (19.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,107

Families: 22,412 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 743 (3.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 516 (2.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,836 (8.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,465 (11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,116 (18.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,971 (26.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,935 (17.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,361 (10.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 365 (1.63%)
$200,000 or more: 104 (0.46%)
Median family income: $55,323

Per capita income: $22,615

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,111
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,143

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,054 (4.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 801 (3.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 362 (1.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 559 (2.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 523 (2.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 222 (0.99%)
Individuals: 5,821 (25.97%)
--18 years and over: 4,218 (18.82%)
----65 years and over: 752 (3.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,504 (6.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,020 (4.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,692 (12.01%)

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