Chesapeake, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5116000, place: Chesapeake city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 148,512 (100%)
In labor force: 102,470 (69%)
--Civilian labor force: 96,292 (64.84%)
----Employed: 92,376 (62.2%)
----Unemployed: 3,916 (2.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 6,178 (4.16%)
Not in labor force: 46,042 (31%)
Females 16 years and over: 77,726 (52.34%)
In labor force: 49,066 (33.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 48,323 (32.54%)
----Employed: 46,255 (31.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 16,285 (10.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 10,511 (7.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 96,977 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 81,395 (83.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 10,201 (10.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 854 (0.88%)
Walked: 1,112 (1.15%)
Other means: 1,115 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 2,300 (2.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 92,376 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 32,844 (35.55%)
Service occupations: 12,627 (13.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 25,437 (27.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 243 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 10,616 (11.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 10,609 (11.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 473 (0.51%)
Construction: 7,390 (8%)
Manufacturing: 9,887 (10.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,011 (3.26%)
Retail trade: 10,530 (11.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5,433 (5.88%)
Information: 2,798 (3.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6,243 (6.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,793 (9.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 19,731 (21.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5,426 (5.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 4,462 (4.83%)
Public administration: 8,199 (8.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 64,990 (70.35%)
Government workers: 23,358 (25.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3,794 (4.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 234 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 69,835 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,976 (5.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,134 (4.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,702 (9.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,819 (11.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12,614 (18.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 17,693 (25.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9,574 (13.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,281 (8.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,134 (1.62%)
$200,000 or more: 908 (1.3%)
Median household income: $50,743

With earnings: 60,698 (86.92%)
--Mean earnings: $56,300
With Social Security income: 14,492 (20.75%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,759
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,207 (3.16%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,117
With public assistance income: 1,546 (2.21%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,314
With retirement income: 14,608 (20.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,346

Families: 54,267 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,133 (3.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,584 (2.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,236 (7.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,508 (10.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 9,485 (17.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15,115 (27.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8,548 (15.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,763 (10.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,046 (1.93%)
$200,000 or more: 849 (1.56%)
Median family income: $56,302

Per capita income: $20,949

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,204
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,391

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,336 (6.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,749 (5.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,315 (2.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,181 (4.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,038 (3.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 983 (1.81%)
Individuals: 14,259 (26.28%)
--18 years and over: 8,635 (15.91%)
----65 years and over: 1,524 (2.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,430 (10.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,788 (6.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,597 (6.63%)

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