South Burlington, VT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5066175, place: South Burlington city, Vermont)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,848 (100%)
In labor force: 8,764 (68.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,714 (67.82%)
----Employed: 8,500 (66.16%)
----Unemployed: 214 (1.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.5%
--Armed Forces: 50 (0.39%)
Not in labor force: 4,084 (31.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,932 (53.95%)
In labor force: 4,328 (33.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,328 (33.69%)
----Employed: 4,170 (32.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 981 (7.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 661 (5.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,440 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,727 (79.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 659 (7.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 90 (1.07%)
Walked: 427 (5.06%)
Other means: 105 (1.24%)
Worked at home: 432 (5.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,500 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,416 (51.95%)
Service occupations: 995 (11.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,021 (23.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 387 (4.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 671 (7.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (0.2%)
Construction: 265 (3.12%)
Manufacturing: 1,233 (14.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 254 (2.99%)
Retail trade: 655 (7.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 248 (2.92%)
Information: 423 (4.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 658 (7.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 900 (10.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,477 (29.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 745 (8.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 362 (4.26%)
Public administration: 263 (3.09%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,874 (80.87%)
Government workers: 1,053 (12.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 564 (6.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,343 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 242 (3.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 257 (4.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 588 (9.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 787 (12.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,186 (18.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,408 (22.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 892 (14.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 671 (10.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 190 (3%)
$200,000 or more: 122 (1.92%)
Median household income: $51,566

With earnings: 5,207 (82.09%)
--Mean earnings: $60,457
With Social Security income: 1,611 (25.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,603
With Supplemental Security Income: 135 (2.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,702
With public assistance income: 145 (2.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,630
With retirement income: 1,157 (18.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,500

Families: 3,770 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (1.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (1.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 185 (4.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 315 (8.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 609 (16.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 923 (24.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 771 (20.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 607 (16.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 139 (3.69%)
$200,000 or more: 102 (2.71%)
Median family income: $67,241

Per capita income: $25,290

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,076
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,883

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 87 (2.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (0.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (0.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (0.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (0.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (0.5%)
Individuals: 617 (16.37%)
--18 years and over: 563 (14.93%)
----65 years and over: 143 (3.79%)
--Related children under 18 years: 54 (1.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 29 (0.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 415 (11.01%)

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