Lakewood, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3438580, place: Lakewood CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,888 (100%)
In labor force: 11,989 (54.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,989 (54.77%)
----Employed: 10,919 (49.89%)
----Unemployed: 1,070 (4.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 9,899 (45.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,935 (49.96%)
In labor force: 5,753 (26.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,753 (26.28%)
----Employed: 5,264 (24.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,549 (29.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,028 (9.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,594 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,938 (56.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,314 (21.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 557 (5.26%)
Walked: 930 (8.78%)
Other means: 191 (1.8%)
Worked at home: 664 (6.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,919 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,882 (35.55%)
Service occupations: 1,936 (17.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,544 (23.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (0.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 882 (8.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,644 (15.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 34 (0.31%)
Construction: 609 (5.58%)
Manufacturing: 1,422 (13.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 381 (3.49%)
Retail trade: 1,345 (12.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 393 (3.6%)
Information: 259 (2.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 568 (5.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 890 (8.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,691 (33.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 454 (4.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 547 (5.01%)
Public administration: 326 (2.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,286 (85.04%)
Government workers: 1,021 (9.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 585 (5.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 27 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,025 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,388 (15.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 814 (9.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,669 (18.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,038 (11.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,177 (13.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,371 (15.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 753 (8.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 504 (5.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 181 (2.01%)
$200,000 or more: 130 (1.44%)
Median household income: $30,769

With earnings: 7,228 (80.09%)
--Mean earnings: $46,546
With Social Security income: 2,021 (22.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,488
With Supplemental Security Income: 367 (4.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,767
With public assistance income: 802 (8.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,563
With retirement income: 942 (10.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,982

Families: 7,155 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 890 (12.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 590 (8.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,368 (19.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 879 (12.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 930 (13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,145 (16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 628 (8.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 453 (6.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 155 (2.17%)
$200,000 or more: 117 (1.64%)
Median family income: $32,748

Per capita income: $11,802

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,672
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,265

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,886 (26.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,574 (22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,290 (18.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 354 (4.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 323 (4.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 170 (2.38%)
Individuals: 9,972 (139.37%)
--18 years and over: 4,888 (68.32%)
----65 years and over: 428 (5.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,026 (70.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,591 (36.21%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 998 (13.95%)

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