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Somerset New Jersey Economic and demographic information
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Somerset New Jersey Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Somerset CDP
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
18,049 |
100.0 |
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Households |
8,287 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
12,167 |
67.4 |
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Less than $10,000 |
441 |
5.3 |
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Civilian labor force |
12,143 |
67.3 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
263 |
3.2 |
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Employed |
11,713 |
64.9 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
510 |
6.2 |
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Unemployed |
430 |
2.4 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
781 |
9.4 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
3.5 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
1,049 |
12.7 |
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Armed Forces |
24 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,819 |
22.0 |
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Not in labor force |
5,882 |
32.6 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,447 |
17.5 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
1,421 |
17.1 |
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Females 16 years and over |
9,321 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
290 |
3.5 |
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In labor force |
5,830 |
62.5 |
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$200,000 or more |
266 |
3.2 |
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Civilian labor force |
5,830 |
62.5 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
65,831 |
(X) |
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Employed |
5,666 |
60.8 |
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Own children under 6 years |
1,743 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
7,134 |
86.1 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
1,107 |
63.5 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
73,817 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
1,834 |
22.1 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
12,339 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
11,543 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
264 |
3.2 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
8,987 |
77.9 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,475 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
1,377 |
11.9 |
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With public assistance income |
169 |
2.0 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
663 |
5.7 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
4,372 |
(X) |
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Walked |
158 |
1.4 |
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With retirement income |
1,408 |
17.0 |
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Other means |
118 |
1.0 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
16,163 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
240 |
2.1 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
28.7 |
(X) |
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Families |
5,859 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
11,713 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
186 |
3.2 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
98 |
1.7 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
5,221 |
44.6 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
269 |
4.6 |
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Service occupations |
1,328 |
11.3 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
533 |
9.1 |
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Sales and office occupations |
3,085 |
26.3 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
717 |
12.2 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
18 |
0.2 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,259 |
21.5 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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668 |
5.7 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,130 |
19.3 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
1,393 |
11.9 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
1,224 |
20.9 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
254 |
4.3 |
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$200,000 or more |
189 |
3.2 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
73,040 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
20 |
0.2 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
26,798 |
(X) |
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Construction |
398 |
3.4 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
1,692 |
14.4 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
50,309 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
513 |
4.4 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
36,162 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
1,055 |
9.0 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
650 |
5.5 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
896 |
7.6 |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
957 |
8.2 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
1,662 |
14.2 |
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Families |
290 |
4.9 |
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Educational, health and social services |
2,429 |
20.7 |
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With related children under 18 years |
226 |
7.3 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
572 |
4.9 |
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With related children under 5 years |
130 |
10.2 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
397 |
3.4 |
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Public administration |
472 |
4.0 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
171 |
16.2 |
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With related children under 18 years |
145 |
20.5 |
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With related children under 5 years |
97 |
40.4 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
1,607 |
7.0 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
9,736 |
83.1 |
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18 years and over |
1,032 |
5.9 |
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Government workers |
1,561 |
13.3 |
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65 years and over |
108 |
4.3 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
410 |
3.5 |
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Related children under 18 years |
546 |
9.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
6 |
0.1 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
384 |
9.6 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
554 |
15.0 |
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Date: January 11, 2005 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less
than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in
the numerator. See text. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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