Pawtucket, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4454640, place: Pawtucket city, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 56,657 (100%)
In labor force: 35,804 (63.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 35,745 (63.09%)
----Employed: 33,192 (58.58%)
----Unemployed: 2,553 (4.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 59 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 20,853 (36.81%)
Females 16 years and over: 30,387 (53.63%)
In labor force: 17,685 (31.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,685 (31.21%)
----Employed: 16,355 (28.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,720 (10.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,723 (6.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 32,241 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 24,449 (75.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,629 (14.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,187 (3.68%)
Walked: 1,130 (3.5%)
Other means: 425 (1.32%)
Worked at home: 421 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 33,192 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,699 (23.2%)
Service occupations: 4,933 (14.86%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,164 (27.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,697 (8.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 8,641 (26.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 67 (0.2%)
Construction: 1,530 (4.61%)
Manufacturing: 8,543 (25.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,197 (3.61%)
Retail trade: 4,335 (13.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,314 (3.96%)
Information: 493 (1.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,051 (6.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,187 (6.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,234 (18.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,345 (7.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,682 (5.07%)
Public administration: 1,214 (3.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 28,563 (86.05%)
Government workers: 3,350 (10.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,214 (3.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 65 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 30,042 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,608 (15.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,901 (9.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,477 (14.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,307 (14.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,872 (16.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,150 (17.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,185 (7.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,027 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 237 (0.79%)
$200,000 or more: 278 (0.93%)
Median household income: $31,775

With earnings: 22,112 (73.6%)
--Mean earnings: $43,200
With Social Security income: 8,435 (28.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,574
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,020 (6.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,199
With public assistance income: 2,025 (6.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,959
With retirement income: 4,238 (14.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,775

Families: 18,518 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,872 (10.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,341 (7.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,511 (13.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,677 (14.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,251 (17.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,914 (21.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,768 (9.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 820 (4.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 176 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 188 (1.02%)
Median family income: $39,038

Per capita income: $17,008

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,129
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,391

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,752 (14.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,229 (12.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,158 (6.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,806 (9.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,653 (8.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 844 (4.56%)
Individuals: 12,131 (65.51%)
--18 years and over: 7,589 (40.98%)
----65 years and over: 1,573 (8.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,353 (23.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,876 (15.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,629 (19.6%)

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