Newport, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4449960, place: Newport city, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,770 (100%)
In labor force: 15,266 (70.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,681 (62.84%)
----Employed: 12,648 (58.1%)
----Unemployed: 1,033 (4.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.6%
--Armed Forces: 1,585 (7.28%)
Not in labor force: 6,504 (29.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,461 (52.65%)
In labor force: 7,061 (32.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,789 (31.19%)
----Employed: 6,242 (28.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,759 (8.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,089 (5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,976 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,644 (69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,269 (9.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 343 (2.45%)
Walked: 1,833 (13.12%)
Other means: 286 (2.05%)
Worked at home: 601 (4.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,648 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,931 (38.99%)
Service occupations: 2,582 (20.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,240 (25.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 82 (0.65%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 773 (6.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,040 (8.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 91 (0.72%)
Construction: 692 (5.47%)
Manufacturing: 912 (7.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 320 (2.53%)
Retail trade: 1,375 (10.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 463 (3.66%)
Information: 285 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 803 (6.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,558 (12.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,514 (19.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,348 (18.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 649 (5.13%)
Public administration: 638 (5.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,735 (76.97%)
Government workers: 1,826 (14.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,056 (8.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,562 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,343 (11.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 941 (8.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,400 (12.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,440 (12.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,632 (14.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,271 (19.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,090 (9.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 923 (7.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 233 (2.02%)
$200,000 or more: 289 (2.5%)
Median household income: $40,669

With earnings: 9,142 (79.07%)
--Mean earnings: $52,232
With Social Security income: 2,657 (22.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,984
With Supplemental Security Income: 468 (4.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,905
With public assistance income: 715 (6.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,461
With retirement income: 2,083 (18.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,314

Families: 5,758 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 601 (10.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 305 (5.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 452 (7.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 510 (8.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 747 (12.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,331 (23.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 805 (13.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 622 (10.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 169 (2.94%)
$200,000 or more: 216 (3.75%)
Median family income: $54,116

Per capita income: $25,441

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,780
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,492

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 745 (12.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 654 (11.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 487 (8.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 588 (10.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 541 (9.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 405 (7.03%)
Individuals: 3,520 (61.13%)
--18 years and over: 2,253 (39.13%)
----65 years and over: 272 (4.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,223 (21.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 633 (10.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,364 (23.69%)

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