Norfolk, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5157000, place: Norfolk city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 183,922 (100%)
In labor force: 123,360 (67.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 96,122 (52.26%)
----Employed: 87,490 (47.57%)
----Unemployed: 8,632 (4.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 27,238 (14.81%)
Not in labor force: 60,562 (32.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 90,134 (49.01%)
In labor force: 52,620 (28.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 48,496 (26.37%)
----Employed: 43,828 (23.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 18,495 (10.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 11,256 (6.12%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 112,083 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 74,836 (66.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15,917 (14.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5,143 (4.59%)
Walked: 7,596 (6.78%)
Other means: 4,305 (3.84%)
Worked at home: 4,286 (3.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 87,490 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 25,443 (29.08%)
Service occupations: 16,712 (19.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 24,253 (27.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 156 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 9,392 (10.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 11,534 (13.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 168 (0.19%)
Construction: 6,428 (7.35%)
Manufacturing: 6,197 (7.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 2,571 (2.94%)
Retail trade: 11,318 (12.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5,028 (5.75%)
Information: 2,794 (3.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5,509 (6.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,672 (9.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 18,153 (20.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9,350 (10.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 4,685 (5.35%)
Public administration: 6,617 (7.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 65,893 (75.31%)
Government workers: 18,043 (20.62%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3,421 (3.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 133 (0.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 86,178 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12,024 (13.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,883 (7.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14,465 (16.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 13,470 (15.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15,232 (17.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,402 (15.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,264 (6.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,318 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 915 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 1,205 (1.4%)
Median household income: $31,815

With earnings: 69,005 (80.07%)
--Mean earnings: $41,187
With Social Security income: 20,305 (23.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,895
With Supplemental Security Income: 4,884 (5.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,503
With public assistance income: 3,956 (4.59%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,266
With retirement income: 16,846 (19.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,214

Families: 52,268 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5,500 (10.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,392 (6.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,988 (15.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,931 (15.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 9,798 (18.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9,477 (18.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,883 (7.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,600 (4.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 692 (1.32%)
$200,000 or more: 1,007 (1.93%)
Median family income: $36,891

Per capita income: $17,372

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,848
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,907

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 8,108 (15.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6,998 (13.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3,280 (6.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5,967 (11.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5,450 (10.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2,476 (4.74%)
Individuals: 40,857 (78.17%)
--18 years and over: 25,255 (48.32%)
----65 years and over: 3,232 (6.18%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15,272 (29.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 10,589 (20.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 13,031 (24.93%)

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