New Haven, Connecticut county Economy Profile

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New Haven, Connecticut county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in New Haven, Connecticut equals three hundred and seventeen thousand, nine hundred. Government workers comprise fourteen point zero one percent of workers in New Haven, Connecticut. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point six percent of New Haven, Connecticut labor force. There are seven hundred and thirty-two unpaid family workers in New Haven, Connecticut.

5.51% of population are involved in construction, fifteen point nine one percent are in manufacturing, and three point four two percent are in wholesale trade. Eight point eight two percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in New Haven, Connecticut. 5.87% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in New Haven, Connecticut.

65.49% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in New Haven, Connecticut. Eighty point six six percent of New Haven, Connecticut workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point four six percent of New Haven, Connecticut residents work at home. 3.2% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	New Haven, Connecticut	%, New Haven, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	643,641		217,168,077
In labor force	421,514	65.49%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	421,190	65.44%	63.39%
- - Employed	396,326	61.58%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	24,864	3.86%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	324	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	222,127	34.51%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	340,388	52.88%	51.66%
In labor force	205,319	31.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	205,303	31.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	193,742	30.1%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	60,966	9.47%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	39,095		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	388,050		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	312,987	80.66%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	37,779	9.74%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	12,408	3.2%	4.73%
Walked	12,358	3.18%	2.93%
Other means	2,954	0.76%	1.19%
Worked at home	9,564	2.46%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.2	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	396,326		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	146,537	36.97%	33.65%
Service occupations	57,470	14.5%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	105,784	26.69%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	593	0.15%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	32,216	8.13%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	53,726	13.56%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,101	0.28%	1.87%
Construction	21,826	5.51%	6.78%
Manufacturing	63,053	15.91%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	13,552	3.42%	3.6%
Retail trade	44,983	11.35%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	16,707	4.22%	5.2%
Information	14,357	3.62%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	26,787	6.76%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	34,946	8.82%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	101,733	25.67%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	23,247	5.87%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	17,887	4.51%	4.87%
Public administration	16,147	4.07%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	317,900	80.21%	78.47%
Government workers	55,511	14.01%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	22,183	5.6%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	732	0.18%	0.31%

	New Haven, Connecticut	%, New Haven, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	319,309		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	27,431	8.59%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	18,769	5.88%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	34,675	10.86%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	33,829	10.59%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	48,124	15.07%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	64,826	20.3%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	41,255	12.92%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	33,010	10.34%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,997	2.82%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	8,393	2.63%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	48,834		41,994
With earnings	253,409	39.37%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	64,018		56,604
With Social Security income	90,065	13.99%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,995		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	12,423	1.93%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,694		6,320
With public assistance income	15,056	2.34%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,492		3,032
With retirement income	54,523	8.47%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,740		17,376
Families	211,878		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	9,787	4.62%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,664	3.15%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	17,654	8.33%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	19,593	9.25%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	30,257	14.28%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	49,165	23.2%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,593	16.33%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	29,013	13.69%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,902	3.73%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	7,250	3.42%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	60,549		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,439		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	43,643		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	32,001		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	14,766		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	11,871	80.39%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	6,070	41.11%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	9,250		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	8,500	91.89%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	4,303	46.52%	42.27%
Individuals	75,733		33,899,812
18 years and over	49,243	65.02%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	8,564	11.31%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	25,605	33.81%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	17,923	23.67%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	27,001	35.65%	31.63%

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