Bridgeton, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3407600, place: Bridgeton city, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 17,507 (100%)
In labor force: 7,854 (44.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,850 (44.84%)
----Employed: 6,794 (38.81%)
----Unemployed: 1,056 (6.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.5%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 9,653 (55.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,402 (42.28%)
In labor force: 4,032 (23.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,032 (23.03%)
----Employed: 3,470 (19.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,693 (9.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 972 (5.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,489 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,276 (65.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,439 (22.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 241 (3.71%)
Walked: 242 (3.73%)
Other means: 173 (2.67%)
Worked at home: 118 (1.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,794 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,301 (19.15%)
Service occupations: 1,607 (23.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,468 (21.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 340 (5%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 436 (6.42%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,642 (24.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 285 (4.19%)
Construction: 290 (4.27%)
Manufacturing: 1,194 (17.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 189 (2.78%)
Retail trade: 747 (10.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 360 (5.3%)
Information: 69 (1.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 247 (3.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 492 (7.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,569 (23.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 538 (7.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 269 (3.96%)
Public administration: 545 (8.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,236 (77.07%)
Government workers: 1,359 (20%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 175 (2.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 24 (0.35%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,173 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,162 (18.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 572 (9.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,151 (18.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 849 (13.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 840 (13.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 992 (16.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 329 (5.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 217 (3.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 45 (0.73%)
Median household income: $26,923

With earnings: 4,589 (74.34%)
--Mean earnings: $38,643
With Social Security income: 1,840 (29.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,240
With Supplemental Security Income: 558 (9.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,338
With public assistance income: 515 (8.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,509
With retirement income: 962 (15.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,648

Families: 4,259 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 584 (13.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 334 (7.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 821 (19.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 654 (15.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 628 (14.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 779 (18.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 253 (5.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 159 (3.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (0.73%)
Median family income: $30,502

Per capita income: $10,917

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,858
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,722

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 967 (22.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 816 (19.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 514 (12.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 638 (14.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 552 (12.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 295 (6.93%)
Individuals: 4,880 (114.58%)
--18 years and over: 2,916 (68.47%)
----65 years and over: 382 (8.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,934 (45.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,303 (30.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,210 (28.41%)

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