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Golden, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Golden, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityGolden
Total population17,159 281,421,906
Male9,368138,053,563
Female7,791143,368,343
Median age (years)32.835.3
Total households6,877105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)49,11541,994

Golden, Colorado Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Golden, Colorado, 19.46% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Ten point zero nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Golden, Colorado. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Golden, Colorado is as follows: 17.1%.

In Golden, Colorado government workers account for 17.51% of workers. 76.57% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Golden, Colorado is equal to $49,115 while median family income is $67,414. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Golden, Colorado are forty-one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-two dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $32,413.

zero of families in Golden, Colorado are below poverty line (total population in Golden, Colorado is seventeen thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine). There are 25 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Golden, Colorado resident is 32.8 years old.

 Golden, Colorado %, Golden, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over14,072  217,168,077
In labor force9,882 70.22%63.92%
- Civilian labor force9,876 70.18%63.39%
- - Employed9,496 67.48%59.73%
- - Unemployed380 2.7%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.8  5.8
- Armed Forces6 0.04%0.53%
Not in labor force4,190 29.78%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over6,350 45.13%51.66%
In labor force4,348 30.9%29.72%
- Civilian labor force4,342 30.86%29.65%
- - Employed4,181 29.71%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,261 8.96%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force753  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over9,197  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone6,721 73.08%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled870 9.46%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)337 3.66%4.73%
Walked656 7.13%2.93%
Other means78 0.85%1.19%
Worked at home535 5.82%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)23.3 0.25%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over9,496  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,380 46.12%33.65%
Service occupations1,095 11.53%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,562 26.98%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations8 0.08%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations789 8.31%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations662 6.97%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining81 0.85%1.87%
Construction733 7.72%6.78%
Manufacturing755 7.95%14.1%
Wholesale trade270 2.84%3.6%
Retail trade965 10.16%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities407 4.29%5.2%
Information429 4.52%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing597 6.29%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,624 17.1%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,848 19.46%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services958 10.09%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)338 3.56%4.87%
Public administration491 5.17%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers7,271 76.57%78.47%
Government workers1,663 17.51%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business531 5.59%6.63%
Unpaid family workers31 0.33%0.31%
 Golden, Colorado %, Golden, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households6,833  105,539,122
Less than $10,000564 8.25%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999333 4.87%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999843 12.34%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999725 10.61%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,011 14.8%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,289 18.86%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999987 14.44%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999601 8.8%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999299 4.38%2.2%
$200,000 or more181 2.65%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)49,115  41,994
With earnings5,974 42.45%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)61,291  56,604
With Social Security income1,168 8.3%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,865  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income148 1.05%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,789  6,320
With public assistance income91 0.65%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,095  3,032
With retirement income918 6.52%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,953  17,376
 
Families3,904  72,261,780
Less than $10,00078 2.0%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99995 2.43%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999276 7.07%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999283 7.25%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999631 16.16%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999839 21.49%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999784 20.08%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999507 12.99%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999266 6.81%2.75%
$200,000 or more145 3.71%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)67,414  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)25,257  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers41,822  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers32,413  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families136  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years110 80.88%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years55 40.44%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present25  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years25 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years13 52.0%42.27%
 
Individuals1,820  33,899,812
18 years and over1,582 86.92%65.35%
- 65 years and over104 5.71%9.7%
Related children under 18 years231 12.69%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years149 8.19%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,326 72.86%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.