Port Townsend, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5355855, place: Port Townsend city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,861 (100%)
In labor force: 4,162 (60.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,150 (60.49%)
----Employed: 3,852 (56.14%)
----Unemployed: 298 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 2,699 (39.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,658 (53.32%)
In labor force: 2,107 (30.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,107 (30.71%)
----Employed: 1,936 (28.22%)
Own children under 6 years: 427 (6.22%)
All parents in family in labor force: 324 (4.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,776 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,475 (65.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 312 (8.26%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 77 (2.04%)
Walked: 276 (7.31%)
Other means: 265 (7.02%)
Worked at home: 371 (9.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,852 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,457 (37.82%)
Service occupations: 752 (19.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 859 (22.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 436 (11.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 332 (8.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 76 (1.97%)
Construction: 314 (8.15%)
Manufacturing: 353 (9.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 82 (2.13%)
Retail trade: 512 (13.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 99 (2.57%)
Information: 93 (2.41%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 116 (3.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 281 (7.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 885 (22.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 612 (15.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 211 (5.48%)
Public administration: 218 (5.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,489 (64.62%)
Government workers: 676 (17.55%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 680 (17.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,912 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 490 (12.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 367 (9.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 657 (16.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 468 (11.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 593 (15.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 647 (16.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 400 (10.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 224 (5.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 24 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (1.07%)
Median household income: $34,536

With earnings: 2,783 (71.14%)
--Mean earnings: $42,525
With Social Security income: 1,352 (34.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,166
With Supplemental Security Income: 128 (3.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,970
With public assistance income: 117 (2.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,154
With retirement income: 975 (24.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,415

Families: 2,216 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 141 (6.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 119 (5.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 228 (10.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 314 (14.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 379 (17.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 517 (23.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 317 (14.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 154 (6.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.44%)
Median family income: $47,027

Per capita income: $22,395

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,013
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,753

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 198 (8.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 164 (7.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 62 (2.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 134 (6.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 134 (6.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 41 (1.85%)
Individuals: 1,160 (52.35%)
--18 years and over: 842 (38%)
----65 years and over: 176 (7.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 295 (13.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 238 (10.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 592 (26.71%)

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