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Wethersfield, Connecticut Economy Profile

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 Wethersfield, Connecticut United States
StateConnecticut
CityWethersfield
Total population26,271 281,421,906
Male12,192138,053,563
Female14,079143,368,343
Median age (years)44.135.3
Total households11,214105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)53,28941,994

Wethersfield, Connecticut Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Wethersfield, Connecticut equals nine thousand, four hundred and fifteen. Government workers comprise eighteen point five three percent of workers in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 6.39% of Wethersfield, Connecticut labor force. There are 48 unpaid family workers in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

5.05% of population are involved in construction, 8.71% are in manufacturing, and 3.22% are in wholesale trade. 9.67% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Five point three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

60.25% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Eighty-five point nine four percent of Wethersfield, Connecticut workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point five seven percent of Wethersfield, Connecticut residents work at home. 1.68% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Wethersfield, Connecticut %, Wethersfield, Connecticut United States
Population 16 years and over21,517  217,168,077
In labor force12,965 60.25%63.92%
- Civilian labor force12,936 60.12%63.39%
- - Employed12,604 58.58%59.73%
- - Unemployed332 1.54%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.6  5.8
- Armed Forces29 0.13%0.53%
Not in labor force8,552 39.75%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over11,769 54.7%51.66%
In labor force6,356 29.54%29.72%
- Civilian labor force6,356 29.54%29.65%
- - Employed6,230 28.95%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,578 7.33%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force953  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over12,349  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone10,613 85.94%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,034 8.37%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)207 1.68%4.73%
Walked124 1.0%2.93%
Other means54 0.44%1.19%
Worked at home317 2.57%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.2 0.16%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over12,604  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,556 44.08%33.65%
Service occupations1,641 13.02%14.86%
Sales and office occupations3,661 29.05%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations16 0.13%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations781 6.2%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations949 7.53%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining13 0.1%1.87%
Construction637 5.05%6.78%
Manufacturing1,098 8.71%14.1%
Wholesale trade406 3.22%3.6%
Retail trade1,156 9.17%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities428 3.4%5.2%
Information368 2.92%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,356 18.69%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,219 9.67%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,629 20.86%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services668 5.3%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)617 4.9%4.87%
Public administration1,009 8.01%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,415 74.7%78.47%
Government workers2,335 18.53%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business806 6.39%6.63%
Unpaid family workers48 0.38%0.31%
 Wethersfield, Connecticut %, Wethersfield, Connecticut United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households11,210  105,539,122
Less than $10,000646 5.76%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999620 5.53%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,002 8.94%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,138 10.15%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,719 15.33%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,492 22.23%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,559 13.91%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,384 12.35%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999329 2.93%2.2%
$200,000 or more321 2.86%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)53,289  41,994
With earnings8,047 37.4%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)69,678  56,604
With Social Security income4,380 20.36%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,884  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income281 1.31%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,160  6,320
With public assistance income226 1.05%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,966  3,032
With retirement income3,055 14.2%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,199  17,376
 
Families7,420  72,261,780
Less than $10,000110 1.48%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999167 2.25%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999369 4.97%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999585 7.88%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,125 15.16%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,889 25.46%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,380 18.6%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,221 16.46%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999265 3.57%2.75%
$200,000 or more309 4.16%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)68,154  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)28,930  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers43,998  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers37,443  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families181  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years100 55.25%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years25 13.81%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present61  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years54 88.52%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years12 19.67%42.27%
 
Individuals1,145  33,899,812
18 years and over909 79.39%65.35%
- 65 years and over323 28.21%9.7%
Related children under 18 years197 17.21%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years170 14.85%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over596 52.05%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.