Waterbury, Connecticut Economy Profile

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Waterbury, Connecticut Economy

sixty-one point one seven percent of people are in the labor force of Waterbury, Connecticut. The total population of Waterbury, Connecticut is 107,271 people. Per capita income in Waterbury, Connecticut is equal to $17,701. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Waterbury, Connecticut, receive $35,486, female full-time, year-round workers in Waterbury, Connecticut, are paid $27,428. There are 2,318 families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.2% of workers in Waterbury, Connecticut. 81.78% comprise private wage and salary workers in Waterbury, Connecticut. There are 78 Unpaid family workers in Waterbury, Connecticut. 2,284 people are involved in public administration. 22.96% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Waterbury, Connecticut. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Waterbury, Connecticut is as follows: 3.7%.

	Waterbury, Connecticut	%, Waterbury, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	81,430		217,168,077
In labor force	49,808	61.17%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	49,771	61.12%	63.39%
- - Employed	45,484	55.86%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,287	5.26%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	37	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	31,622	38.83%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	43,859	53.86%	51.66%
In labor force	24,635	30.25%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	24,635	30.25%	29.65%
- - Employed	22,508	27.64%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,208	11.31%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,987		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	44,256		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	34,286	77.47%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	6,132	13.86%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,609	3.64%	4.73%
Walked	1,196	2.7%	2.93%
Other means	431	0.97%	1.19%
Worked at home	602	1.36%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.9	0.05%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	45,484		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	11,394	25.05%	33.65%
Service occupations	9,145	20.11%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	11,178	24.58%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	61	0.13%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,983	8.76%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	9,723	21.38%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	114	0.25%	1.87%
Construction	2,512	5.52%	6.78%
Manufacturing	9,563	21.02%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,558	3.43%	3.6%
Retail trade	5,481	12.05%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,681	3.7%	5.2%
Information	1,072	2.36%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,775	6.1%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,772	6.09%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	10,444	22.96%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	3,030	6.66%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,198	4.83%	4.87%
Public administration	2,284	5.02%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	37,195	81.78%	78.47%
Government workers	6,300	13.85%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,911	4.2%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	78	0.17%	0.31%

	Waterbury, Connecticut	%, Waterbury, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	42,655		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,694	13.35%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,783	8.87%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,535	15.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,591	13.11%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,937	16.26%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,576	17.76%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,508	8.22%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,298	5.39%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	406	0.95%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	327	0.77%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,285		41,994
With earnings	31,942	39.23%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,441		56,604
With Social Security income	12,914	15.86%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,927		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,701	3.32%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,728		6,320
With public assistance income	3,297	4.05%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,318		3,032
With retirement income	7,270	8.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,775		17,376
Families	27,005		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,160	8.0%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,528	5.66%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,876	14.35%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,455	12.79%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,645	17.2%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,853	21.67%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,951	10.93%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,969	7.29%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	349	1.29%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	219	0.81%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	42,300		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	17,701		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,486		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,428		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,428		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,798	81.62%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,541	44.95%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,318		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,103	90.72%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,189	51.29%	42.27%
Individuals	16,774		33,899,812
18 years and over	10,092	60.16%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,650	9.84%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	6,562	39.12%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,348	25.92%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	4,998	29.8%	31.63%

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