East Brunswick, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3418970, place: East Brunswick CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,018 (100%)
In labor force: 25,019 (69.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,008 (69.43%)
----Employed: 24,136 (67.01%)
----Unemployed: 872 (2.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 10,999 (30.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 18,917 (52.52%)
In labor force: 11,675 (32.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,675 (32.41%)
----Employed: 11,273 (31.3%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,187 (8.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,760 (4.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 23,760 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,185 (76.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,011 (8.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,459 (10.35%)
Walked: 265 (1.12%)
Other means: 114 (0.48%)
Worked at home: 726 (3.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 24,136 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,965 (49.57%)
Service occupations: 1,840 (7.62%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,210 (29.87%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,364 (5.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,757 (7.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.07%)
Construction: 863 (3.58%)
Manufacturing: 2,791 (11.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,176 (4.87%)
Retail trade: 2,746 (11.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,158 (4.8%)
Information: 1,466 (6.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,805 (11.62%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,268 (13.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,327 (22.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 915 (3.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 828 (3.43%)
Public administration: 777 (3.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,171 (79.43%)
Government workers: 3,634 (15.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,276 (5.29%)
Unpaid family workers: 55 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 16,378 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 409 (2.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 442 (2.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 963 (5.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,143 (6.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,763 (10.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,336 (20.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,638 (16.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,434 (20.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,148 (7.01%)
$200,000 or more: 1,102 (6.73%)
Median household income: $75,956

With earnings: 14,374 (87.76%)
--Mean earnings: $92,890
With Social Security income: 3,764 (22.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,700
With Supplemental Security Income: 402 (2.45%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,612
With public assistance income: 186 (1.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,205
With retirement income: 2,627 (16.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,741

Families: 13,176 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 177 (1.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 127 (0.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 469 (3.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 719 (5.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,301 (9.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,655 (20.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,300 (17.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,233 (24.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,124 (8.53%)
$200,000 or more: 1,071 (8.13%)
Median family income: $86,863

Per capita income: $33,286

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $60,790
Female full-time, year-round workers: $38,534

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 274 (2.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (1.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (0.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 134 (1.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 101 (0.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (0.17%)
Individuals: 1,321 (10.03%)
--18 years and over: 935 (7.1%)
----65 years and over: 285 (2.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 368 (2.79%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 286 (2.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 433 (3.29%)

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