South Orange, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3469255, place: South Orange CDP, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,605 (100%)
In labor force: 9,429 (69.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,422 (69.25%)
----Employed: 9,030 (66.37%)
----Unemployed: 392 (2.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 4,176 (30.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,142 (52.5%)
In labor force: 4,561 (33.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,561 (33.52%)
----Employed: 4,369 (32.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,251 (9.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 873 (6.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,805 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,723 (53.64%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 625 (7.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,865 (21.18%)
Walked: 935 (10.62%)
Other means: 56 (0.64%)
Worked at home: 601 (6.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,030 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,791 (53.06%)
Service occupations: 1,135 (12.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,411 (26.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 231 (2.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 462 (5.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.14%)
Construction: 206 (2.28%)
Manufacturing: 471 (5.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 248 (2.75%)
Retail trade: 725 (8.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 364 (4.03%)
Information: 609 (6.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,103 (12.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,295 (14.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,629 (29.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 633 (7.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 363 (4.02%)
Public administration: 371 (4.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,031 (77.86%)
Government workers: 1,285 (14.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 704 (7.8%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,504 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 232 (4.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 227 (4.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 317 (5.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 370 (6.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 513 (9.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 805 (14.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 696 (12.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 954 (17.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 551 (10.01%)
$200,000 or more: 839 (15.24%)
Median household income: $83,611

With earnings: 4,742 (86.16%)
--Mean earnings: $117,624
With Social Security income: 1,474 (26.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,592
With Supplemental Security Income: 137 (2.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,990
With public assistance income: 89 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,749
With retirement income: 916 (16.64%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,537

Families: 3,800 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (1.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 51 (1.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 106 (2.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 136 (3.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 266 (7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 598 (15.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 519 (13.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 822 (21.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 468 (12.32%)
$200,000 or more: 790 (20.79%)
Median family income: $107,641

Per capita income: $41,035

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $61,809
Female full-time, year-round workers: $42,238

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 73 (1.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (1.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (0.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 45 (1.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (0.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (0.37%)
Individuals: 791 (20.82%)
--18 years and over: 689 (18.13%)
----65 years and over: 110 (2.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 96 (2.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 65 (1.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 572 (15.05%)

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