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Westport, Connecticut Economy Profile

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 Westport, Connecticut United States
StateConnecticut
CityWestport
Total population25,749 281,421,906
Male12,244138,053,563
Female13,505143,368,343
Median age (years)41.435.3
Total households9,586105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)119,87241,994

Westport, Connecticut Economy

4.93% Westport, Connecticut households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.8.45% Westport, Connecticut households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Westport, Connecticut household is one hundred and nineteen thousand, eight hundred and seventy-two dollars. Westport, Connecticut households with supplemental security income account for 0.76% of Westport, Connecticut households. There are 0.67% households with public assistance income in Westport, Connecticut.

seventy-eight point four five percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Westport, Connecticut. Government workers account for six point seven three percent of Westport, Connecticut workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Westport, Connecticut are $100,000+. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches fifty-three thousand, two hundred and sixty-nine dollars.

sixty-two point six three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Westport, Connecticut. Among them 26.79% are females aged 16 and over. 14.95% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Four point nine eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Westport, Connecticut.

 Westport, Connecticut %, Westport, Connecticut United States
Population 16 years and over19,143  217,168,077
In labor force11,989 62.63%63.92%
- Civilian labor force11,989 62.63%63.39%
- - Employed11,594 60.57%59.73%
- - Unemployed395 2.06%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force7,154 37.37%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over10,258 53.59%51.66%
In labor force5,129 26.79%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,129 26.79%29.65%
- - Employed4,961 25.92%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,298 12.0%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force750  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over11,442  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone7,381 64.51%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled337 2.95%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)2,125 18.57%4.73%
Walked226 1.98%2.93%
Other means106 0.93%1.19%
Worked at home1,267 11.07%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)39.4 0.34%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over11,594  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations7,536 65.0%33.65%
Service occupations636 5.49%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,962 25.55%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations9 0.08%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations207 1.79%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations244 2.1%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining46 0.4%1.87%
Construction363 3.13%6.78%
Manufacturing886 7.64%14.1%
Wholesale trade523 4.51%3.6%
Retail trade993 8.56%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities217 1.87%5.2%
Information853 7.36%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,257 19.47%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,537 21.88%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,733 14.95%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services577 4.98%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)383 3.3%4.87%
Public administration226 1.95%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,095 78.45%78.47%
Government workers780 6.73%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,679 14.48%6.63%
Unpaid family workers40 0.35%0.31%
 Westport, Connecticut %, Westport, Connecticut United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households9,565  105,539,122
Less than $10,000177 1.85%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999204 2.13%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999395 4.13%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999472 4.93%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999808 8.45%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999990 10.35%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999865 9.04%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,591 16.63%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9991,165 12.18%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,898 30.3%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)119,872  41,994
With earnings8,125 42.44%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)188,310  56,604
With Social Security income2,679 13.99%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)14,830  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income146 0.76%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,219  6,320
With public assistance income128 0.67%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,539  3,032
With retirement income1,638 8.56%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)31,708  17,376
 
Families7,170  72,261,780
Less than $10,00067 0.93%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99955 0.77%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999153 2.13%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999179 2.5%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999399 5.56%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999615 8.58%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999658 9.18%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,384 19.3%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999980 13.67%2.75%
$200,000 or more2,680 37.38%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)152,894  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)73,664  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers100,000+  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers53,269  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families104  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years90 86.54%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years9 8.65%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present51  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years43 84.31%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years0  42.27%
 
Individuals657  33,899,812
18 years and over448 68.19%65.35%
- 65 years and over77 11.72%9.7%
Related children under 18 years190 28.92%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years177 26.94%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over330 50.23%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.