Elmont, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3624273, place: Elmont CDP, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 25,069 (100%)
In labor force: 15,672 (62.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,667 (62.5%)
----Employed: 14,775 (58.94%)
----Unemployed: 892 (3.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 9,397 (37.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,500 (53.85%)
In labor force: 7,582 (30.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,582 (30.24%)
----Employed: 7,184 (28.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,417 (9.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,521 (6.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,376 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,516 (66.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,768 (12.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,351 (16.35%)
Walked: 473 (3.29%)
Other means: 45 (0.31%)
Worked at home: 223 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 38.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,775 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,475 (30.29%)
Service occupations: 2,799 (18.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,737 (32.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 44 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,105 (7.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,615 (10.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (0.22%)
Construction: 669 (4.53%)
Manufacturing: 796 (5.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 632 (4.28%)
Retail trade: 1,598 (10.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,375 (9.31%)
Information: 518 (3.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,380 (9.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,368 (9.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,896 (26.37%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 996 (6.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 723 (4.89%)
Public administration: 792 (5.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,340 (76.75%)
Government workers: 2,806 (18.99%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 598 (4.05%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,932 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 534 (5.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 414 (4.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 878 (8.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 708 (7.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,295 (13.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,156 (21.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,785 (17.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,539 (15.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 386 (3.89%)
$200,000 or more: 237 (2.39%)
Median household income: $62,511

With earnings: 8,288 (83.45%)
--Mean earnings: $73,967
With Social Security income: 2,803 (28.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,724
With Supplemental Security Income: 510 (5.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,290
With public assistance income: 182 (1.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,099
With retirement income: 1,532 (15.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,716

Families: 7,906 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (2.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 211 (2.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 468 (5.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 533 (6.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,076 (13.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,921 (24.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,694 (21.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,249 (15.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 377 (4.77%)
$200,000 or more: 178 (2.25%)
Median family income: $68,646

Per capita income: $22,111

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,182
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,203

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 427 (5.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 329 (4.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 128 (1.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 114 (1.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 103 (1.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.13%)
Individuals: 2,442 (30.89%)
--18 years and over: 1,638 (20.72%)
----65 years and over: 263 (3.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 777 (9.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 567 (7.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 688 (8.7%)

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