Roselle, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3464620, place: Roselle borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,513 (100%)
In labor force: 10,970 (66.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,970 (66.43%)
----Employed: 10,247 (62.05%)
----Unemployed: 723 (4.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,543 (33.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,993 (54.46%)
In labor force: 5,516 (33.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,516 (33.4%)
----Employed: 5,078 (30.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,627 (9.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,155 (6.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,966 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,686 (67.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,442 (14.47%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,226 (12.3%)
Walked: 261 (2.62%)
Other means: 178 (1.79%)
Worked at home: 173 (1.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,247 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,567 (25.05%)
Service occupations: 1,608 (15.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,456 (33.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 686 (6.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,925 (18.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 371 (3.62%)
Manufacturing: 1,439 (14.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 428 (4.18%)
Retail trade: 1,272 (12.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,231 (12.01%)
Information: 497 (4.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 883 (8.62%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 810 (7.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,755 (17.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 611 (5.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 459 (4.48%)
Public administration: 491 (4.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,462 (82.58%)
Government workers: 1,416 (13.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 369 (3.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,521 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 558 (7.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 264 (3.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 785 (10.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 760 (10.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,229 (16.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,753 (23.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,024 (13.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 869 (11.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 223 (2.97%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (0.74%)
Median household income: $51,254

With earnings: 6,180 (82.17%)
--Mean earnings: $62,434
With Social Security income: 2,024 (26.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,897
With Supplemental Security Income: 405 (5.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,702
With public assistance income: 258 (3.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,140
With retirement income: 1,343 (17.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,106

Families: 5,272 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 202 (3.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 92 (1.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 377 (7.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 541 (10.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 819 (15.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,333 (25.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 895 (16.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 806 (15.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 170 (3.22%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (0.7%)
Median family income: $58,841

Per capita income: $21,269

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,604
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,535

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 306 (5.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 239 (4.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 117 (2.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 164 (3.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 131 (2.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (0.59%)
Individuals: 1,582 (30.01%)
--18 years and over: 1,105 (20.96%)
----65 years and over: 278 (5.27%)
--Related children under 18 years: 452 (8.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 339 (6.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 603 (11.44%)

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