West Cape May, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3478530, place: West Cape May borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 932 (100%)
In labor force: 538 (57.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 536 (57.51%)
----Employed: 488 (52.36%)
----Unemployed: 48 (5.15%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 394 (42.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 470 (50.43%)
In labor force: 238 (25.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 238 (25.54%)
----Employed: 216 (23.18%)
Own children under 6 years: 26 (2.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 11 (1.18%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 472 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 354 (75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 23 (4.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.69%)
Walked: 33 (6.99%)
Other means: 33 (6.99%)
Worked at home: 21 (4.45%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 488 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 197 (40.37%)
Service occupations: 81 (16.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 127 (26.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 56 (11.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 19 (3.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.64%)
Construction: 42 (8.61%)
Manufacturing: 14 (2.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.41%)
Retail trade: 68 (13.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 17 (3.48%)
Information: 9 (1.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (5.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (5.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (24.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 80 (16.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (5.94%)
Public administration: 48 (9.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 289 (59.22%)
Government workers: 138 (28.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 61 (12.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 530 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 55 (10.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (6.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 66 (12.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (15.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (18.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (17.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 46 (8.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 39 (7.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.7%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.13%)
Median household income: $37,500

With earnings: 388 (73.21%)
--Mean earnings: $45,634
With Social Security income: 213 (40.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,120
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (1.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,100
With public assistance income: 12 (2.26%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,467
With retirement income: 148 (27.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $32,423

Families: 301 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (4.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (2.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (7.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (16.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (22.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 60 (19.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (11.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (10.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.99%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.99%)
Median family income: $47,031

Per capita income: $25,663

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,375
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,583

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 14 (4.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (2.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (1.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.66%)
Individuals: 81 (26.91%)
--18 years and over: 67 (22.26%)
----65 years and over: 26 (8.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (3.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (2.66%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 48 (15.95%)

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