Long Beach, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3643335, place: Long Beach city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 29,711 (100%)
In labor force: 19,079 (64.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,072 (64.19%)
----Employed: 17,978 (60.51%)
----Unemployed: 1,094 (3.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 10,632 (35.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,638 (52.63%)
In labor force: 9,016 (30.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,016 (30.35%)
----Employed: 8,482 (28.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,948 (6.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,123 (3.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 17,669 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,252 (63.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,348 (7.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3,656 (20.69%)
Walked: 705 (3.99%)
Other means: 231 (1.31%)
Worked at home: 477 (2.7%)
Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 17,978 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,601 (42.28%)
Service occupations: 2,602 (14.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,473 (30.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,074 (5.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,220 (6.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.04%)
Construction: 867 (4.82%)
Manufacturing: 851 (4.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 680 (3.78%)
Retail trade: 1,832 (10.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,095 (6.09%)
Information: 879 (4.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,144 (11.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,026 (11.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,620 (25.7%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,154 (6.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 706 (3.93%)
Public administration: 1,117 (6.21%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 13,527 (75.24%)
Government workers: 3,480 (19.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 933 (5.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 38 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,938 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,021 (6.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 616 (4.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,292 (8.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,209 (8.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,200 (14.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,283 (21.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,973 (13.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,053 (13.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 715 (4.79%)
$200,000 or more: 576 (3.86%)
Median household income: $56,289

With earnings: 12,112 (81.08%)
--Mean earnings: $74,552
With Social Security income: 3,926 (26.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,433
With Supplemental Security Income: 520 (3.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,502
With public assistance income: 373 (2.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,176
With retirement income: 2,160 (14.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,111

Families: 8,222 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 366 (4.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 228 (2.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 546 (6.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 573 (6.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,106 (13.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,753 (21.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,276 (15.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,448 (17.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 552 (6.71%)
$200,000 or more: 374 (4.55%)
Median family income: $68,222

Per capita income: $31,069

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,995
Female full-time, year-round workers: $40,739

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 522 (6.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 364 (4.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (1.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 265 (3.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 222 (2.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (0.89%)
Individuals: 3,234 (39.33%)
--18 years and over: 2,359 (28.69%)
----65 years and over: 565 (6.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 835 (10.16%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 674 (8.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,410 (17.15%)

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