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Washington District of Columbia Economic and demographic information
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Washington District of Columbia Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Washington 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 |
469,041 |
100.0 |
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Households |
248,590 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
298,225 |
63.6 |
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Less than $10,000 |
36,939 |
14.9 |
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Civilian labor force |
294,952 |
62.9 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
14,594 |
5.9 |
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Employed |
263,108 |
56.1 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
28,443 |
11.4 |
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Unemployed |
31,844 |
6.8 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
30,592 |
12.3 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
10.8 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
35,311 |
14.2 |
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Armed Forces |
3,273 |
0.7 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
39,553 |
15.9 |
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Not in labor force |
170,816 |
36.4 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
22,437 |
9.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
20,790 |
8.4 |
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Females 16 years and over |
252,087 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
8,292 |
3.3 |
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In labor force |
151,760 |
60.2 |
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$200,000 or more |
11,639 |
4.7 |
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Civilian labor force |
151,071 |
59.9 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
40,127 |
(X) |
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Employed |
134,470 |
53.3 |
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Own children under 6 years |
34,987 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
195,434 |
78.6 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
21,779 |
62.2 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
64,401 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
48,388 |
19.5 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
8,960 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
260,884 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
11,521 |
4.6 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
100,168 |
38.4 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
5,935 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
28,607 |
11.0 |
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With public assistance income |
13,664 |
5.5 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
86,493 |
33.2 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
3,307 |
(X) |
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Walked |
30,785 |
11.8 |
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With retirement income |
44,597 |
17.9 |
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Other means |
4,901 |
1.9 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
26,348 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
9,930 |
3.8 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
29.7 |
(X) |
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Families |
115,963 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
263,108 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
14,559 |
12.6 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
5,829 |
5.0 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
134,387 |
51.1 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
12,770 |
11.0 |
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Service occupations |
42,308 |
16.1 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
12,521 |
10.8 |
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Sales and office occupations |
59,966 |
22.8 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
15,442 |
13.3 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
146 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
17,790 |
15.3 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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12,571 |
4.8 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
11,792 |
10.2 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
13,730 |
5.2 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
11,976 |
10.3 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
5,209 |
4.5 |
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$200,000 or more |
8,075 |
7.0 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
46,283 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
203 |
0.1 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
28,659 |
(X) |
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Construction |
10,337 |
3.9 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
4,024 |
1.5 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
40,513 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
2,385 |
0.9 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
36,361 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
15,678 |
6.0 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
9,521 |
3.6 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
16,846 |
6.4 |
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______________________ |
_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
19,388 |
7.4 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
49,564 |
18.8 |
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Families |
19,365 |
16.7 |
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Educational, health and social services |
47,312 |
18.0 |
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With related children under 18 years |
15,231 |
24.5 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
23,904 |
9.1 |
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With related children under 5 years |
7,662 |
29.5 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
24,445 |
9.3 |
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Public administration |
39,501 |
15.0 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
14,272 |
30.0 |
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With related children under 18 years |
12,184 |
37.3 |
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With related children under 5 years |
6,186 |
47.7 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
109,500 |
20.2 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
180,815 |
68.7 |
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18 years and over |
74,133 |
17.2 |
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Government workers |
68,256 |
25.9 |
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65 years and over |
10,887 |
16.4 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
13,690 |
5.2 |
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Related children under 18 years |
34,350 |
31.1 |
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Unpaid family workers |
347 |
0.1 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
23,940 |
30.4 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
42,071 |
22.5 |
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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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