North Plainfield, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3453280, place: North Plainfield borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,180 (100%)
In labor force: 11,554 (71.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,554 (71.41%)
----Employed: 10,967 (67.78%)
----Unemployed: 587 (3.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,626 (28.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,266 (51.09%)
In labor force: 5,342 (33.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,342 (33.02%)
----Employed: 5,053 (31.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,743 (10.77%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,005 (6.21%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,722 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,240 (76.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,371 (12.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 471 (4.39%)
Walked: 197 (1.84%)
Other means: 230 (2.15%)
Worked at home: 213 (1.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,967 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,386 (30.87%)
Service occupations: 1,389 (12.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,908 (26.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 29 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 955 (8.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,300 (20.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (0.39%)
Construction: 687 (6.26%)
Manufacturing: 2,087 (19.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 470 (4.29%)
Retail trade: 1,216 (11.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 665 (6.06%)
Information: 549 (5.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 779 (7.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,403 (12.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,798 (16.39%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 542 (4.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 382 (3.48%)
Public administration: 346 (3.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,165 (83.57%)
Government workers: 1,233 (11.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 561 (5.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,242 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 272 (3.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 316 (4.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 642 (8.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 770 (10.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,173 (16.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,683 (23.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,124 (15.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 903 (12.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 254 (3.51%)
$200,000 or more: 105 (1.45%)
Median household income: $55,322

With earnings: 6,432 (88.82%)
--Mean earnings: $64,208
With Social Security income: 1,413 (19.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,694
With Supplemental Security Income: 187 (2.58%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,888
With public assistance income: 112 (1.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,773
With retirement income: 923 (12.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,246

Families: 5,147 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 88 (1.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 156 (3.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 417 (8.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 430 (8.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 854 (16.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,186 (23.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 931 (18.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 787 (15.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 214 (4.16%)
$200,000 or more: 84 (1.63%)
Median family income: $62,875

Per capita income: $22,791

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,662
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,816

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 229 (4.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 193 (3.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 78 (1.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 80 (1.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 76 (1.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (0.68%)
Individuals: 1,340 (26.03%)
--18 years and over: 983 (19.1%)
----65 years and over: 204 (3.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 346 (6.72%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 248 (4.82%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 512 (9.95%)

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