Cranston, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4419180, place: Cranston city, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 64,096 (100%)
In labor force: 39,060 (60.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 39,034 (60.9%)
----Employed: 37,148 (57.96%)
----Unemployed: 1,886 (2.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 26 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 25,036 (39.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 33,557 (52.35%)
In labor force: 19,290 (30.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,285 (30.09%)
----Employed: 18,363 (28.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,012 (7.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,184 (4.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 35,991 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 30,486 (84.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,365 (9.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 848 (2.36%)
Walked: 413 (1.15%)
Other means: 226 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 653 (1.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 20 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 37,148 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,014 (35.03%)
Service occupations: 5,706 (15.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 10,919 (29.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,511 (6.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,975 (13.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 44 (0.12%)
Construction: 1,784 (4.8%)
Manufacturing: 5,437 (14.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,407 (3.79%)
Retail trade: 4,871 (13.11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,495 (4.02%)
Information: 880 (2.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,249 (8.75%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,890 (7.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,980 (21.48%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,934 (7.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,997 (5.38%)
Public administration: 2,180 (5.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 29,758 (80.11%)
Government workers: 5,388 (14.5%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,931 (5.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 71 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 30,971 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,361 (7.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,037 (6.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,979 (12.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,946 (12.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,957 (16.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,641 (21.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,574 (11.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,319 (7.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 715 (2.31%)
$200,000 or more: 442 (1.43%)
Median household income: $44,108

With earnings: 23,396 (75.54%)
--Mean earnings: $56,434
With Social Security income: 10,152 (32.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,967
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,393 (4.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,417
With public assistance income: 1,023 (3.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,701
With retirement income: 6,114 (19.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,066

Families: 20,365 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 773 (3.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 616 (3.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,848 (9.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,323 (11.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,436 (16.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,181 (25.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,133 (15.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,055 (10.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 644 (3.16%)
$200,000 or more: 356 (1.75%)
Median family income: $55,241

Per capita income: $21,978

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,031
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,279

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,141 (5.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 794 (3.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 325 (1.6%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 674 (3.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 574 (2.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 225 (1.1%)
Individuals: 5,437 (26.7%)
--18 years and over: 3,941 (19.35%)
----65 years and over: 1,120 (5.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,417 (6.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,068 (5.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,181 (10.71%)

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