Rutland, VT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5061225, place: Rutland city, Vermont)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,824 (100%)
In labor force: 8,568 (61.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,551 (61.86%)
----Employed: 8,104 (58.62%)
----Unemployed: 447 (3.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 17 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 5,256 (38.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,448 (53.88%)
In labor force: 4,196 (30.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,196 (30.35%)
----Employed: 3,950 (28.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,099 (7.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 830 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,028 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,789 (72.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,175 (14.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 112 (1.4%)
Walked: 566 (7.05%)
Other means: 91 (1.13%)
Worked at home: 295 (3.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,104 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,408 (29.71%)
Service occupations: 1,524 (18.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,360 (29.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 53 (0.65%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 469 (5.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,290 (15.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 107 (1.32%)
Construction: 352 (4.34%)
Manufacturing: 1,042 (12.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 305 (3.76%)
Retail trade: 1,263 (15.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 328 (4.05%)
Information: 147 (1.81%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 307 (3.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 598 (7.38%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,681 (20.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,152 (14.22%)
Other services (except public administration): 506 (6.24%)
Public administration: 316 (3.9%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,494 (80.13%)
Government workers: 1,011 (12.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 574 (7.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,436 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,018 (13.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 718 (9.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,318 (17.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,034 (13.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,337 (17.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,366 (18.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 363 (4.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 179 (2.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 50 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 53 (0.71%)
Median household income: $30,478

With earnings: 5,621 (75.59%)
--Mean earnings: $37,084
With Social Security income: 2,512 (33.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,971
With Supplemental Security Income: 549 (7.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,929
With public assistance income: 557 (7.49%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,568
With retirement income: 1,265 (17.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,983

Families: 4,270 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 269 (6.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 265 (6.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 533 (12.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 631 (14.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 955 (22.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,036 (24.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 328 (7.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 172 (4.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 53 (1.24%)
Median family income: $41,561

Per capita income: $17,075

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,457
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,687

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 440 (10.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 410 (9.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 188 (4.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 288 (6.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 269 (6.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 129 (3.02%)
Individuals: 2,551 (59.74%)
--18 years and over: 1,783 (41.76%)
----65 years and over: 269 (6.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 743 (17.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 503 (11.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,198 (28.06%)

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