Westerly, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4476820, place: Westerly CDP, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,068 (100%)
In labor force: 9,120 (64.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,068 (64.46%)
----Employed: 8,650 (61.49%)
----Unemployed: 418 (2.97%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 52 (0.37%)
Not in labor force: 4,948 (35.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,518 (53.44%)
In labor force: 4,226 (30.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,226 (30.04%)
----Employed: 4,048 (28.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,287 (9.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 844 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,528 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,003 (82.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 873 (10.24%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 307 (3.6%)
Walked: 178 (2.09%)
Other means: 16 (0.19%)
Worked at home: 151 (1.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,650 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,641 (30.53%)
Service occupations: 1,628 (18.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,317 (26.79%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 804 (9.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,245 (14.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (0.46%)
Construction: 565 (6.53%)
Manufacturing: 1,642 (18.98%)
Wholesale trade.: 158 (1.83%)
Retail trade: 1,179 (13.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 219 (2.53%)
Information: 180 (2.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 327 (3.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 560 (6.47%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,617 (18.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,494 (17.27%)
Other services (except public administration): 475 (5.49%)
Public administration: 194 (2.24%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,272 (84.07%)
Government workers: 919 (10.62%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 459 (5.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,339 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 509 (6.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 594 (8.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 877 (11.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,057 (14.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,205 (16.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,461 (19.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 886 (12.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 520 (7.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 88 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 142 (1.93%)
Median household income: $42,860

With earnings: 5,567 (75.86%)
--Mean earnings: $58,649
With Social Security income: 2,371 (32.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,984
With Supplemental Security Income: 226 (3.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,629
With public assistance income: 215 (2.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,843
With retirement income: 1,568 (21.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,762

Families: 4,706 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 111 (2.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 224 (4.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 367 (7.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 670 (14.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 761 (16.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,113 (23.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 800 (17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 462 (9.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 80 (1.7%)
$200,000 or more: 118 (2.51%)
Median family income: $53,130

Per capita income: $23,180

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,213
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,096

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 203 (4.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 143 (3.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (1.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 126 (2.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 112 (2.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 45 (0.96%)
Individuals: 1,179 (25.05%)
--18 years and over: 801 (17.02%)
----65 years and over: 223 (4.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 365 (7.76%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 286 (6.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 518 (11.01%)

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