Irvington, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3434440, place: Irvington CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 45,481 (100%)
In labor force: 29,740 (65.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 29,740 (65.39%)
----Employed: 26,008 (57.18%)
----Unemployed: 3,732 (8.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 15,741 (34.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 25,155 (55.31%)
In labor force: 15,617 (34.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,617 (34.34%)
----Employed: 13,954 (30.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,443 (11.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,790 (8.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 25,404 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 14,836 (58.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,741 (14.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5,696 (22.42%)
Walked: 667 (2.63%)
Other means: 179 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 285 (1.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 26,008 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,480 (21.07%)
Service occupations: 5,654 (21.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,445 (32.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,547 (5.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,878 (18.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.04%)
Construction: 801 (3.08%)
Manufacturing: 2,943 (11.32%)
Wholesale trade.: 883 (3.4%)
Retail trade: 2,667 (10.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3,300 (12.69%)
Information: 1,121 (4.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,961 (7.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,880 (7.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,605 (25.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,436 (5.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,148 (4.41%)
Public administration: 1,253 (4.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 20,767 (79.85%)
Government workers: 4,531 (17.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 698 (2.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.05%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 21,988 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,791 (12.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,592 (7.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,932 (13.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,005 (13.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,143 (18.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,148 (18.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,939 (8.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,123 (5.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 148 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 167 (0.76%)
Median household income: $36,575

With earnings: 18,273 (83.1%)
--Mean earnings: $47,588
With Social Security income: 4,020 (18.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,558
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,148 (5.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,781
With public assistance income: 1,778 (8.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,939
With retirement income: 2,433 (11.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,957

Families: 14,459 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,442 (9.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 868 (6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,665 (11.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,005 (13.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,721 (18.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,120 (21.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,493 (10.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 902 (6.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 122 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 121 (0.84%)
Median family income: $41,098

Per capita income: $16,874

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,043
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,244

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,279 (15.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,790 (12.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 802 (5.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,581 (10.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,369 (9.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 629 (4.35%)
Individuals: 10,420 (72.07%)
--18 years and over: 6,535 (45.2%)
----65 years and over: 541 (3.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,761 (26.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,552 (17.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,629 (18.18%)

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