Newark, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3451000, place: Newark city, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 205,511 (100%)
In labor force: 108,275 (52.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 108,256 (52.68%)
----Employed: 90,819 (44.19%)
----Unemployed: 17,437 (8.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 16.1%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.01%)
Not in labor force: 97,236 (47.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 107,470 (52.29%)
In labor force: 53,499 (26.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 53,499 (26.03%)
----Employed: 44,971 (21.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 22,147 (10.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 12,295 (5.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 87,720 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 39,768 (45.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15,468 (17.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 23,227 (26.48%)
Walked: 6,957 (7.93%)
Other means: 1,226 (1.4%)
Worked at home: 1,074 (1.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 90,819 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 17,168 (18.9%)
Service occupations: 19,796 (21.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 24,985 (27.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 134 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 9,455 (10.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 19,281 (21.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 107 (0.12%)
Construction: 6,753 (7.44%)
Manufacturing: 11,737 (12.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,748 (4.13%)
Retail trade: 8,456 (9.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9,303 (10.24%)
Information: 2,489 (2.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5,663 (6.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,096 (8.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 18,270 (20.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6,227 (6.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 5,706 (6.28%)
Public administration: 4,264 (4.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 73,411 (80.83%)
Government workers: 14,528 (16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,707 (2.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 173 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 91,366 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21,491 (23.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8,122 (8.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,324 (14.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 11,823 (12.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12,711 (13.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,044 (14.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,047 (6.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,318 (3.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 729 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 757 (0.83%)
Median household income: $26,913

With earnings: 65,958 (72.19%)
--Mean earnings: $42,542
With Social Security income: 21,956 (24.03%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,176
With Supplemental Security Income: 9,421 (10.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,304
With public assistance income: 11,515 (12.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,141
With retirement income: 9,680 (10.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,095

Families: 62,549 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11,487 (18.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,852 (7.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 9,692 (15.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 8,459 (13.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 9,263 (14.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,167 (16.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,812 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,684 (4.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 560 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 573 (0.92%)
Median family income: $30,781

Per capita income: $13,009

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,748
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,734

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15,931 (25.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12,832 (20.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6,225 (9.95%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10,446 (16.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9,198 (14.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4,401 (7.04%)
Individuals: 74,263 (118.73%)
--18 years and over: 46,978 (75.11%)
----65 years and over: 5,729 (9.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 26,907 (43.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19,263 (30.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 18,776 (30.02%)

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