Stamford, Connecticut Economy Profile

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Stamford, Connecticut Economy

8.82% Stamford, Connecticut households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.13.11% Stamford, Connecticut households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Stamford, Connecticut household is sixty thousand, five hundred and fifty-six dollars. Stamford, Connecticut households with supplemental security income account for 1.33% of Stamford, Connecticut households. There are 1.27% households with public assistance income in Stamford, Connecticut.

eighty-two point nine nine percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Stamford, Connecticut. Government workers account for eight point eight two percent of Stamford, Connecticut workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Stamford, Connecticut are $48,386. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty-six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-eight dollars.

sixty-seven point nine five percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Stamford, Connecticut. Among them 31.74% are females aged 16 and over. 16.2% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 6.4% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Stamford, Connecticut.

	Stamford, Connecticut	%, Stamford, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	93,723		217,168,077
In labor force	63,681	67.95%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	63,681	67.95%	63.39%
- - Employed	60,947	65.03%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,734	2.92%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	30,042	32.05%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	48,913	52.19%	51.66%
In labor force	29,743	31.74%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	29,743	31.74%	29.65%
- - Employed	28,377	30.28%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,103	9.71%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,294		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	59,868		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	41,951	70.07%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	6,372	10.64%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	6,414	10.71%	4.73%
Walked	2,216	3.7%	2.93%
Other means	620	1.04%	1.19%
Worked at home	2,295	3.83%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.0	0.04%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	60,947		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	25,619	42.03%	33.65%
Service occupations	9,343	15.33%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	16,164	26.52%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	71	0.12%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	4,633	7.6%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5,117	8.4%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	162	0.27%	1.87%
Construction	3,893	6.39%	6.78%
Manufacturing	6,040	9.91%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,891	3.1%	3.6%
Retail trade	6,209	10.19%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,244	3.68%	5.2%
Information	2,954	4.85%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	8,039	13.19%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	10,784	17.69%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	9,872	16.2%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	3,902	6.4%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,518	5.77%	4.87%
Public administration	1,439	2.36%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	50,580	82.99%	78.47%
Government workers	5,376	8.82%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,784	7.85%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	207	0.34%	0.31%

	Stamford, Connecticut	%, Stamford, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	45,454		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,277	7.21%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,045	4.5%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,780	8.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,010	8.82%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,961	13.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	8,232	18.11%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,495	12.09%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,216	13.68%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,565	5.64%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,873	8.52%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	60,556		41,994
With earnings	38,098	40.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	88,923		56,604
With Social Security income	11,341	12.1%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,174		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,243	1.33%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,772		6,320
With public assistance income	1,188	1.27%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,233		3,032
With retirement income	5,664	6.04%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,837		17,376
Families	29,239		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,082	3.7%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	847	2.9%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,094	7.16%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,534	8.67%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,619	12.38%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,486	18.76%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,709	12.69%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,682	16.01%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,968	6.73%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	3,218	11.01%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	69,337		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	34,987		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	48,386		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	36,958		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,581		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,020	64.52%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	537	33.97%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	731		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	625	85.5%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	289	39.53%	42.27%
Individuals	9,194		33,899,812
18 years and over	6,924	75.31%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,507	16.39%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	2,199	23.92%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,467	15.96%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	4,036	43.9%	31.63%

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