Ashland, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3401990, place: Ashland CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,684 (100%)
In labor force: 4,282 (64.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,258 (63.7%)
----Employed: 4,103 (61.39%)
----Unemployed: 155 (2.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.36%)
Not in labor force: 2,402 (35.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,501 (52.38%)
In labor force: 1,941 (29.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,941 (29.04%)
----Employed: 1,898 (28.4%)
Own children under 6 years: 543 (8.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 278 (4.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,083 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,234 (79.21%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 283 (6.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 366 (8.96%)
Walked: 21 (0.51%)
Other means: 29 (0.71%)
Worked at home: 150 (3.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,103 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,144 (52.25%)
Service occupations: 448 (10.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,089 (26.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 127 (3.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 295 (7.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 156 (3.8%)
Manufacturing: 374 (9.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 164 (4%)
Retail trade: 475 (11.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 142 (3.46%)
Information: 128 (3.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 316 (7.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 633 (15.43%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,031 (25.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 294 (7.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 174 (4.24%)
Public administration: 216 (5.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,150 (76.77%)
Government workers: 642 (15.65%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 300 (7.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,105 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 112 (3.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (2.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 168 (5.41%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 263 (8.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 422 (13.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 737 (23.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 522 (16.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 546 (17.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 139 (4.48%)
$200,000 or more: 108 (3.48%)
Median household income: $68,062

With earnings: 2,562 (82.51%)
--Mean earnings: $74,917
With Social Security income: 1,054 (33.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,510
With Supplemental Security Income: 55 (1.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,047
With public assistance income: 32 (1.03%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,937
With retirement income: 657 (21.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,012

Families: 2,314 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 43 (1.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (1.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 87 (3.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 177 (7.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 297 (12.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 519 (22.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 457 (19.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 517 (22.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 121 (5.23%)
$200,000 or more: 68 (2.94%)
Median family income: $75,232

Per capita income: $28,936

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $51,113
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,234

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 65 (2.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53 (2.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (1.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (0.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (0.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (0.52%)
Individuals: 378 (16.34%)
--18 years and over: 246 (10.63%)
----65 years and over: 49 (2.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 132 (5.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 97 (4.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 118 (5.1%)

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