Rockaway, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3464050, place: Rockaway borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,111 (100%)
In labor force: 3,714 (72.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,714 (72.67%)
----Employed: 3,543 (69.32%)
----Unemployed: 171 (3.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,397 (27.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,673 (52.3%)
In labor force: 1,798 (35.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,798 (35.18%)
----Employed: 1,750 (34.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 488 (9.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 357 (6.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,530 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,030 (85.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 348 (9.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 39 (1.1%)
Walked: 67 (1.9%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 46 (1.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,543 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,278 (36.07%)
Service occupations: 386 (10.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,149 (32.43%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.37%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 254 (7.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 463 (13.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (0.68%)
Construction: 198 (5.59%)
Manufacturing: 743 (20.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (4.09%)
Retail trade: 472 (13.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 145 (4.09%)
Information: 93 (2.62%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 191 (5.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 465 (13.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 613 (17.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 217 (6.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 178 (5.02%)
Public administration: 59 (1.67%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,100 (87.5%)
Government workers: 287 (8.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 156 (4.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,449 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 119 (4.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (1.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 246 (10.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 178 (7.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 348 (14.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 653 (26.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 357 (14.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 349 (14.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 91 (3.72%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (2.74%)
Median household income: $61,002

With earnings: 2,149 (87.75%)
--Mean earnings: $69,143
With Social Security income: 476 (19.44%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,151
With Supplemental Security Income: 65 (2.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,413
With public assistance income: 39 (1.59%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,816
With retirement income: 389 (15.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,935

Families: 1,719 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 41 (2.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (0.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 133 (7.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 109 (6.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 233 (13.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 453 (26.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 320 (18.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 294 (17.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 67 (3.9%)
$200,000 or more: 57 (3.32%)
Median family income: $66,997

Per capita income: $26,500

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,673
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,956

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 52 (3.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (3.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (1.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (1.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (1.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (0.87%)
Individuals: 322 (18.73%)
--18 years and over: 226 (13.15%)
----65 years and over: 69 (4.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 96 (5.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 69 (4.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 122 (7.1%)

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