General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5147064, place: Lorton CDP, Virginia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 13,805 (100%)
In labor force: 8,600 (62.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,205 (59.43%)
----Employed: 8,017 (58.07%)
----Unemployed: 188 (1.36%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 395 (2.86%)
Not in labor force: 5,205 (37.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,885 (42.63%)
In labor force: 4,109 (29.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,050 (29.34%)
----Employed: 3,905 (28.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,572 (11.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 921 (6.67%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 8,310 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,313 (75.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,113 (13.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 521 (6.27%)
Walked: 22 (0.26%)
Other means: 130 (1.56%)
Worked at home: 211 (2.54%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,017 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,567 (44.49%)
Service occupations: 962 (12%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,185 (27.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 689 (8.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 614 (7.66%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (0.25%)
Construction: 649 (8.1%)
Manufacturing: 272 (3.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 121 (1.51%)
Retail trade: 848 (10.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 438 (5.46%)
Information: 365 (4.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 472 (5.89%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,262 (15.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,282 (15.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 437 (5.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 428 (5.34%)
Public administration: 1,423 (17.75%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 5,311 (66.25%)
Government workers: 2,386 (29.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 305 (3.8%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.19%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 5,686 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 175 (3.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (1.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 293 (5.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 382 (6.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,108 (19.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,656 (29.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 995 (17.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 665 (11.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 205 (3.61%)
$200,000 or more: 97 (1.71%)
Median household income: $60,150
With earnings: 5,362 (94.3%)
--Mean earnings: $68,647
With Social Security income: 368 (6.47%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,669
With Supplemental Security Income: 132 (2.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,751
With public assistance income: 84 (1.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,325
With retirement income: 678 (11.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,670
Families: 3,917 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 146 (3.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 112 (2.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 150 (3.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 280 (7.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 621 (15.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,110 (28.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 701 (17.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 542 (13.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 171 (4.37%)
$200,000 or more: 84 (2.14%)
Median family income: $63,821
Per capita income: $25,146
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $43,586
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,694
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 197 (5.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (4.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 112 (2.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 91 (2.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 77 (1.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (1.4%)
Individuals: 995 (25.4%)
--18 years and over: 546 (13.94%)
----65 years and over: 15 (0.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 444 (11.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 285 (7.28%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 212 (5.41%)
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