Trenton, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3474000, place: Trenton city, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 63,856 (100%)
In labor force: 36,297 (56.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 36,283 (56.82%)
----Employed: 32,470 (50.85%)
----Unemployed: 3,813 (5.97%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.5%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 27,559 (43.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 32,845 (51.44%)
In labor force: 18,204 (28.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,204 (28.51%)
----Employed: 16,252 (25.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,824 (10.69%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,330 (6.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 31,364 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,581 (59.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,288 (20.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3,636 (11.59%)
Walked: 1,838 (5.86%)
Other means: 526 (1.68%)
Worked at home: 495 (1.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 32,470 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,980 (21.5%)
Service occupations: 8,390 (25.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,973 (27.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 99 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,731 (8.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,297 (16.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 99 (0.3%)
Construction: 1,929 (5.94%)
Manufacturing: 2,993 (9.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 889 (2.74%)
Retail trade: 3,005 (9.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,774 (5.46%)
Information: 886 (2.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,436 (4.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,414 (10.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,206 (22.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,749 (8.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,727 (5.32%)
Public administration: 4,363 (13.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 23,770 (73.21%)
Government workers: 7,700 (23.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 936 (2.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 64 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 29,370 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5,294 (18.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,143 (7.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,364 (14.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,230 (14.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,675 (15.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,820 (16.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,107 (7.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,234 (4.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 269 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 234 (0.8%)
Median household income: $31,074

With earnings: 22,145 (75.4%)
--Mean earnings: $45,329
With Social Security income: 7,836 (26.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,728
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,296 (7.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,023
With public assistance income: 2,255 (7.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,746
With retirement income: 4,443 (15.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,533

Families: 18,907 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,266 (11.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,078 (5.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,745 (14.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,992 (15.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,065 (16.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,700 (19.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,639 (8.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 993 (5.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 257 (1.36%)
$200,000 or more: 172 (0.91%)
Median family income: $36,681

Per capita income: $14,621

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,721
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,943

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,328 (17.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,766 (14.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,489 (7.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,208 (11.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,014 (10.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,011 (5.35%)
Individuals: 17,222 (91.09%)
--18 years and over: 10,967 (58%)
----65 years and over: 1,762 (9.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,132 (32.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,158 (21.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,488 (29.03%)

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