Ridgewood, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3463000, place: Ridgewood village, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,381 (100%)
In labor force: 11,794 (64.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,791 (64.15%)
----Employed: 11,426 (62.16%)
----Unemployed: 365 (1.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 6,587 (35.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,730 (52.94%)
In labor force: 5,108 (27.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,108 (27.79%)
----Employed: 4,929 (26.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,203 (11.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 971 (5.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,248 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,856 (69.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 637 (5.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,780 (15.83%)
Walked: 278 (2.47%)
Other means: 48 (0.43%)
Worked at home: 649 (5.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,426 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,029 (61.52%)
Service occupations: 755 (6.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,973 (26.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 379 (3.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 290 (2.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (0.17%)
Construction: 357 (3.12%)
Manufacturing: 1,156 (10.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 600 (5.25%)
Retail trade: 1,009 (8.83%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 224 (1.96%)
Information: 584 (5.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,819 (15.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,856 (16.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,460 (21.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 510 (4.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 557 (4.87%)
Public administration: 275 (2.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,064 (79.33%)
Government workers: 1,354 (11.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 965 (8.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 43 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,582 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 237 (2.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 279 (3.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 334 (3.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 378 (4.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 730 (8.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,054 (12.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,074 (12.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,722 (20.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 981 (11.43%)
$200,000 or more: 1,793 (20.89%)
Median household income: $104,286

With earnings: 7,300 (85.06%)
--Mean earnings: $149,189
With Social Security income: 2,091 (24.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,396
With Supplemental Security Income: 108 (1.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,881
With public assistance income: 112 (1.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,154
With retirement income: 1,387 (16.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,634

Families: 6,825 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 80 (1.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (0.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 134 (1.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 266 (3.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 420 (6.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 742 (10.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 905 (13.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,535 (22.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 944 (13.83%)
$200,000 or more: 1,732 (25.38%)
Median family income: $121,848

Per capita income: $51,658

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $90,422
Female full-time, year-round workers: $50,248

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 120 (1.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (1.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (0.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (0.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (0.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 741 (10.86%)
--18 years and over: 557 (8.16%)
----65 years and over: 122 (1.79%)
--Related children under 18 years: 184 (2.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 141 (2.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 279 (4.09%)

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