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Newark, Delaware Economy Profile

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 Newark, Delaware United States
StateDelaware
CityNewark
Total population28,547 281,421,906
Male13,132138,053,563
Female15,415143,368,343
Median age (years)22.635.3
Total households8,989105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)48,75841,994

Newark, Delaware Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Newark, Delaware, 32.36% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Thirteen point nine seven percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Newark, Delaware. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Newark, Delaware is as follows: eight point six eight percent.

In Newark, Delaware government workers account for sixteen point eight eight percent of workers. Eighty point one one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Newark, Delaware is equal to forty-eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars while median family income is $75,188. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Newark, Delaware are $45,813. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty-three thousand, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.

0.0 of families in Newark, Delaware are below poverty line (total population in Newark, Delaware is 28,547). There are 93 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Newark, Delaware resident is twenty-two point six years old.

 Newark, Delaware %, Newark, Delaware United States
Population 16 years and over25,587  217,168,077
In labor force16,446 64.27%63.92%
- Civilian labor force16,438 64.24%63.39%
- - Employed14,362 56.13%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,076 8.11%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force12.6  5.8
- Armed Forces8 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force9,141 35.73%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over14,112 55.15%51.66%
In labor force8,253 32.25%29.72%
- Civilian labor force8,245 32.22%29.65%
- - Employed7,248 28.33%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years972 3.8%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force512  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over14,015  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone9,734 69.45%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,190 8.49%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)554 3.95%4.73%
Walked1,824 13.01%2.93%
Other means379 2.7%1.19%
Worked at home334 2.38%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.6 0.15%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,362  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations6,421 44.71%33.65%
Service occupations2,544 17.71%14.86%
Sales and office occupations3,721 25.91%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations23 0.16%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations668 4.65%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations985 6.86%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining33 0.23%1.87%
Construction448 3.12%6.78%
Manufacturing1,370 9.54%14.1%
Wholesale trade255 1.78%3.6%
Retail trade1,692 11.78%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities396 2.76%5.2%
Information288 2.01%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,194 8.31%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,247 8.68%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,647 32.36%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,007 13.97%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)420 2.92%4.87%
Public administration365 2.54%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers11,505 80.11%78.47%
Government workers2,424 16.88%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business411 2.86%6.63%
Unpaid family workers22 0.15%0.31%
 Newark, Delaware %, Newark, Delaware United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households8,959  105,539,122
Less than $10,000975 10.88%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999598 6.67%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999874 9.76%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999932 10.4%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,183 13.2%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,552 17.32%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,186 13.24%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,071 11.95%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999420 4.69%2.2%
$200,000 or more168 1.88%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)48,758  41,994
With earnings7,622 29.79%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)59,087  56,604
With Social Security income1,889 7.38%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,663  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income154 0.6%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,132  6,320
With public assistance income119 0.47%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,842  3,032
With retirement income1,573 6.15%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,065  17,376
 
Families4,657  72,261,780
Less than $10,000120 2.58%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99998 2.1%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999187 4.02%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999344 7.39%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999528 11.34%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,041 22.35%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999919 19.73%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999880 18.9%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999395 8.48%2.75%
$200,000 or more145 3.11%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)75,188  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,376  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers45,813  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers33,165  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families192  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years131 68.23%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years51 26.56%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present93  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years84 90.32%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years28 30.11%42.27%
 
Individuals4,392  33,899,812
18 years and over4,145 94.38%65.35%
- 65 years and over172 3.92%9.7%
Related children under 18 years236 5.37%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years168 3.83%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,881 88.37%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.