Fort Lee, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3424420, place: Fort Lee borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 29,679 (100%)
In labor force: 17,811 (60.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,802 (59.98%)
----Employed: 17,205 (57.97%)
----Unemployed: 597 (2.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 11,868 (39.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 16,038 (54.04%)
In labor force: 7,942 (26.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,942 (26.76%)
----Employed: 7,643 (25.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,197 (7.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 700 (2.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 16,733 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,182 (60.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,121 (12.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,952 (17.64%)
Walked: 674 (4.03%)
Other means: 96 (0.57%)
Worked at home: 708 (4.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 34 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 17,205 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,870 (51.55%)
Service occupations: 1,430 (8.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,324 (30.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 561 (3.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,020 (5.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (0.1%)
Construction: 502 (2.92%)
Manufacturing: 1,687 (9.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,570 (9.13%)
Retail trade: 1,935 (11.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 700 (4.07%)
Information: 914 (5.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,020 (11.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,369 (13.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,087 (17.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,141 (6.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 894 (5.2%)
Public administration: 368 (2.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 14,292 (83.07%)
Government workers: 1,704 (9.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,160 (6.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 49 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 16,533 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,420 (8.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 648 (3.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,571 (9.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,469 (8.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,005 (12.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,956 (17.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,227 (13.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,284 (13.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 871 (5.27%)
$200,000 or more: 1,082 (6.54%)
Median household income: $58,161

With earnings: 12,632 (76.4%)
--Mean earnings: $81,904
With Social Security income: 4,843 (29.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,256
With Supplemental Security Income: 384 (2.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,094
With public assistance income: 188 (1.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,437
With retirement income: 2,130 (12.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,678

Families: 9,460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 415 (4.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 192 (2.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 694 (7.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 728 (7.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 950 (10.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,890 (19.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,422 (15.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,678 (17.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 633 (6.69%)
$200,000 or more: 858 (9.07%)
Median family income: $72,140

Per capita income: $37,899

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $54,730
Female full-time, year-round workers: $41,783

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 543 (5.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 346 (3.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 134 (1.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 199 (2.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 152 (1.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (0.52%)
Individuals: 2,807 (29.67%)
--18 years and over: 2,123 (22.44%)
----65 years and over: 558 (5.9%)
--Related children under 18 years: 678 (7.17%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 527 (5.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,025 (10.84%)

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