Mount Vernon, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5154144, place: Mount Vernon CDP, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,890 (100%)
In labor force: 15,476 (70.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,068 (68.84%)
----Employed: 14,474 (66.12%)
----Unemployed: 594 (2.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 408 (1.86%)
Not in labor force: 6,414 (29.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,575 (52.88%)
In labor force: 7,549 (34.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,481 (34.18%)
----Employed: 7,165 (32.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,439 (11.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,458 (6.66%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,684 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,190 (69.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,217 (15.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,558 (10.61%)
Walked: 152 (1.04%)
Other means: 127 (0.86%)
Worked at home: 440 (3%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,474 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,012 (41.54%)
Service occupations: 2,199 (15.19%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,072 (28.13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,241 (8.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 950 (6.56%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.09%)
Construction: 924 (6.38%)
Manufacturing: 445 (3.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 233 (1.61%)
Retail trade: 1,758 (12.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 685 (4.73%)
Information: 574 (3.97%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 844 (5.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,535 (17.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,179 (15.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,209 (8.35%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,148 (7.93%)
Public administration: 1,927 (13.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,080 (69.64%)
Government workers: 3,612 (24.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 747 (5.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,589 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 389 (3.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 260 (2.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 729 (6.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,038 (9.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,686 (15.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,424 (22.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,561 (14.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,607 (15.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 448 (4.23%)
$200,000 or more: 447 (4.22%)
Median household income: $61,119

With earnings: 9,518 (89.89%)
--Mean earnings: $70,756
With Social Security income: 1,800 (17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,215
With Supplemental Security Income: 240 (2.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,755
With public assistance income: 230 (2.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,441
With retirement income: 2,375 (22.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,929

Families: 7,563 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 230 (3.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 170 (2.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 474 (6.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 707 (9.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,057 (13.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,529 (20.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,292 (17.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,316 (17.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 404 (5.34%)
$200,000 or more: 384 (5.08%)
Median family income: $67,892

Per capita income: $29,299

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,049
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,543

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 398 (5.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 344 (4.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 177 (2.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 229 (3.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 211 (2.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 80 (1.06%)
Individuals: 2,008 (26.55%)
--18 years and over: 1,250 (16.53%)
----65 years and over: 64 (0.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 712 (9.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 483 (6.39%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 608 (8.04%)

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