Linden, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3440350, place: Linden city, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 31,495 (100%)
In labor force: 19,892 (63.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,892 (63.16%)
----Employed: 18,772 (59.6%)
----Unemployed: 1,120 (3.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 11,603 (36.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 16,957 (53.84%)
In labor force: 9,730 (30.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,730 (30.89%)
----Employed: 9,209 (29.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,671 (8.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,666 (5.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,381 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,944 (75.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,152 (11.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,311 (7.13%)
Walked: 637 (3.47%)
Other means: 168 (0.91%)
Worked at home: 169 (0.92%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 18,772 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,311 (22.97%)
Service occupations: 2,805 (14.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,071 (32.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,723 (9.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,851 (20.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (0.11%)
Construction: 999 (5.32%)
Manufacturing: 3,681 (19.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,020 (5.43%)
Retail trade: 2,176 (11.59%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,826 (9.73%)
Information: 533 (2.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,260 (6.71%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,740 (9.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,985 (15.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 834 (4.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 825 (4.39%)
Public administration: 872 (4.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 15,526 (82.71%)
Government workers: 2,527 (13.46%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 654 (3.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 65 (0.35%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 15,029 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,066 (7.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 806 (5.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,674 (11.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,032 (13.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,547 (16.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,271 (21.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,949 (12.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,335 (8.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 224 (1.49%)
$200,000 or more: 125 (0.83%)
Median household income: $46,345

With earnings: 11,584 (77.08%)
--Mean earnings: $57,718
With Social Security income: 4,896 (32.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,983
With Supplemental Security Income: 596 (3.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,007
With public assistance income: 389 (2.59%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,659
With retirement income: 2,753 (18.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,778

Families: 10,123 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 292 (2.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 335 (3.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 700 (6.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,295 (12.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,800 (17.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,580 (25.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,640 (16.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,163 (11.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 204 (2.02%)
$200,000 or more: 114 (1.13%)
Median family income: $54,903

Per capita income: $21,314

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,457
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,395

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 504 (4.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 343 (3.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 135 (1.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 275 (2.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 214 (2.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (0.66%)
Individuals: 2,490 (24.6%)
--18 years and over: 1,744 (17.23%)
----65 years and over: 492 (4.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 698 (6.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 537 (5.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 901 (8.9%)

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