Somerset, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3468370, place: Somerset CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,049 (100%)
In labor force: 12,167 (67.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,143 (67.28%)
----Employed: 11,713 (64.9%)
----Unemployed: 430 (2.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 5,882 (32.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,321 (51.64%)
In labor force: 5,830 (32.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,830 (32.3%)
----Employed: 5,666 (31.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,743 (9.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,107 (6.13%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,543 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,987 (77.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,377 (11.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 663 (5.74%)
Walked: 158 (1.37%)
Other means: 118 (1.02%)
Worked at home: 240 (2.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,713 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,221 (44.57%)
Service occupations: 1,328 (11.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,085 (26.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 668 (5.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,393 (11.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (0.17%)
Construction: 398 (3.4%)
Manufacturing: 1,692 (14.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 513 (4.38%)
Retail trade: 1,055 (9.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 650 (5.55%)
Information: 896 (7.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 957 (8.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,662 (14.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,429 (20.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 572 (4.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 397 (3.39%)
Public administration: 472 (4.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,736 (83.12%)
Government workers: 1,561 (13.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 410 (3.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.05%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,287 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 441 (5.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 263 (3.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 510 (6.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 781 (9.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,049 (12.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,819 (21.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,447 (17.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,421 (17.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 290 (3.5%)
$200,000 or more: 266 (3.21%)
Median household income: $65,831

With earnings: 7,134 (86.09%)
--Mean earnings: $73,817
With Social Security income: 1,834 (22.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,339
With Supplemental Security Income: 264 (3.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,475
With public assistance income: 169 (2.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,371
With retirement income: 1,408 (16.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,163

Families: 5,859 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 186 (3.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 98 (1.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 269 (4.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 533 (9.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 717 (12.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,259 (21.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,130 (19.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,224 (20.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 254 (4.34%)
$200,000 or more: 189 (3.23%)
Median family income: $73,040

Per capita income: $26,798

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,309
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,162

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 290 (4.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 226 (3.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 130 (2.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 171 (2.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 145 (2.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (1.66%)
Individuals: 1,607 (27.43%)
--18 years and over: 1,032 (17.61%)
----65 years and over: 108 (1.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 546 (9.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 384 (6.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 554 (9.46%)

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