Plainsboro Center, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3459285, place: Plainsboro Center CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,903 (100%)
In labor force: 1,532 (80.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,532 (80.5%)
----Employed: 1,512 (79.45%)
----Unemployed: 20 (1.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 371 (19.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 917 (48.19%)
In labor force: 640 (33.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 640 (33.63%)
----Employed: 640 (33.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 182 (9.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 97 (5.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,474 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,129 (76.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 109 (7.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 176 (11.94%)
Walked: 36 (2.44%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 24 (1.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,512 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,072 (70.9%)
Service occupations: 44 (2.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 280 (18.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 57 (3.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 59 (3.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 83 (5.49%)
Manufacturing: 245 (16.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 39 (2.58%)
Retail trade: 95 (6.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 25 (1.65%)
Information: 150 (9.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 134 (8.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 410 (27.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 209 (13.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 70 (4.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (2.18%)
Public administration: 19 (1.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,366 (90.34%)
Government workers: 114 (7.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (2.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,119 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 38 (3.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (3.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (4.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (5.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 181 (16.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 250 (22.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 196 (17.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 213 (19.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (5%)
$200,000 or more: 39 (3.49%)
Median household income: $70,759

With earnings: 1,057 (94.46%)
--Mean earnings: $77,762
With Social Security income: 68 (6.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,741
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (0.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,718
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 41 (3.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,046

Families: 609 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (4.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (1.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (2.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 25 (4.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (3.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 158 (25.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 124 (20.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 149 (24.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 51 (8.37%)
$200,000 or more: 29 (4.76%)
Median family income: $81,201

Per capita income: $36,555

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $70,110
Female full-time, year-round workers: $42,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 29 (4.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (2.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (2.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (2.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 90 (14.78%)
--18 years and over: 72 (11.82%)
----65 years and over: 19 (3.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 18 (2.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (2.96%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 26 (4.27%)

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