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Jersey City New Jersey Economic and demographic information
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Jersey City New Jersey Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jersey City city
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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 |
186,834 |
100.0 |
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Households |
88,617 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
114,992 |
61.5 |
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Less than $10,000 |
13,002 |
14.7 |
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Civilian labor force |
114,909 |
61.5 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
6,188 |
7.0 |
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Employed |
103,448 |
55.4 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
10,567 |
11.9 |
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Unemployed |
11,461 |
6.1 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
11,437 |
12.9 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
10.0 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
13,759 |
15.5 |
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Armed Forces |
83 |
0.0 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
15,335 |
17.3 |
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Not in labor force |
71,842 |
38.5 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
8,174 |
9.2 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
6,523 |
7.4 |
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Females 16 years and over |
97,287 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
1,851 |
2.1 |
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In labor force |
54,184 |
55.7 |
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$200,000 or more |
1,781 |
2.0 |
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Civilian labor force |
54,136 |
55.6 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
37,862 |
(X) |
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Employed |
48,325 |
49.7 |
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Own children under 6 years |
17,769 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
71,545 |
80.7 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
9,746 |
54.8 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
56,041 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
17,981 |
20.3 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
9,797 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
100,750 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
6,001 |
6.8 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
36,639 |
36.4 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,143 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
13,393 |
13.3 |
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With public assistance income |
5,977 |
6.7 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
39,835 |
39.5 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
3,090 |
(X) |
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Walked |
8,079 |
8.0 |
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With retirement income |
9,338 |
10.5 |
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Other means |
993 |
1.0 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
13,883 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
1,811 |
1.8 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
33.8 |
(X) |
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Families |
56,114 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
103,448 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
6,454 |
11.5 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
3,338 |
5.9 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
34,111 |
33.0 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
6,520 |
11.6 |
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Service occupations |
16,436 |
15.9 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
7,351 |
13.1 |
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Sales and office occupations |
31,502 |
30.5 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
9,020 |
16.1 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
81 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
10,687 |
19.0 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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5,313 |
5.1 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
5,782 |
10.3 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
16,005 |
15.5 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
4,614 |
8.2 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
1,222 |
2.2 |
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$200,000 or more |
1,126 |
2.0 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
41,639 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
71 |
0.1 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
19,410 |
(X) |
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Construction |
2,938 |
2.8 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
9,892 |
9.6 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
35,119 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
5,053 |
4.9 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
30,494 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
11,120 |
10.7 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
10,329 |
10.0 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
4,823 |
4.7 |
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______________________ |
_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
12,600 |
12.2 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
11,834 |
11.4 |
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Families |
9,227 |
16.4 |
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Educational, health and social services |
18,810 |
18.2 |
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With related children under 18 years |
7,275 |
22.8 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
7,401 |
7.2 |
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With related children under 5 years |
3,361 |
25.6 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
4,252 |
4.1 |
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Public administration |
4,325 |
4.2 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
5,585 |
31.7 |
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With related children under 18 years |
4,862 |
40.2 |
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With related children under 5 years |
2,210 |
48.9 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
44,075 |
18.6 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
85,116 |
82.3 |
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18 years and over |
28,060 |
15.7 |
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Government workers |
14,664 |
14.2 |
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65 years and over |
3,872 |
17.5 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
3,448 |
3.3 |
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Related children under 18 years |
15,665 |
27.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
220 |
0.2 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
11,312 |
26.8 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
11,861 |
24.6 |
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Date: January 2, 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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