Tallahassee, Florida Economy Profile

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Tallahassee, Florida Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Tallahassee, Florida equals 44,623. Government workers comprise 36.18% of workers in Tallahassee, Florida. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.61% of Tallahassee, Florida labor force. There are one hundred and forty-eight unpaid family workers in Tallahassee, Florida.

3.55% of population are involved in construction, 2.19% are in manufacturing, and one point one five percent are in wholesale trade. 10.84% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Tallahassee, Florida. 10.98% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Tallahassee, Florida.

66.98% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Tallahassee, Florida. Seventy-eight point five percent of Tallahassee, Florida workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point three eight percent of Tallahassee, Florida residents work at home. 2.42% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Tallahassee, Florida	%, Tallahassee, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	127,242		217,168,077
In labor force	85,232	66.98%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	85,062	66.85%	63.39%
- - Employed	75,613	59.42%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	9,449	7.43%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	11.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	170	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	42,010	33.02%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	68,211	53.61%	51.66%
In labor force	42,021	33.02%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	41,995	33.0%	29.65%
- - Employed	38,274	30.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,980	7.06%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,822		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	73,595		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	57,769	78.5%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	9,428	12.81%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,781	2.42%	4.73%
Walked	1,926	2.62%	2.93%
Other means	943	1.28%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,748	2.38%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.7	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	75,613		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	34,803	46.03%	33.65%
Service occupations	11,611	15.36%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	21,706	28.71%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	70	0.09%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,469	4.59%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,954	5.23%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	189	0.25%	1.87%
Construction	2,681	3.55%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,658	2.19%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	869	1.15%	3.6%
Retail trade	9,237	12.22%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,492	1.97%	5.2%
Information	2,533	3.35%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,888	5.14%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	8,195	10.84%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	19,194	25.38%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	8,299	10.98%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,848	5.09%	4.87%
Public administration	13,530	17.89%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	44,623	59.01%	78.47%
Government workers	27,359	36.18%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	3,483	4.61%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	148	0.2%	0.31%

	Tallahassee, Florida	%, Tallahassee, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	63,165		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,178	19.28%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,016	7.94%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,721	15.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,086	12.8%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,795	13.92%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,414	14.9%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,911	7.77%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,248	5.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	807	1.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	989	1.57%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,571		41,994
With earnings	53,699	42.2%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,653		56,604
With Social Security income	9,591	7.54%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,621		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,406	1.1%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,835		6,320
With public assistance income	1,333	1.05%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,517		3,032
With retirement income	7,289	5.73%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,836		17,376
Families	29,718		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,614	8.8%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,614	5.43%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,373	11.35%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,999	10.09%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,464	15.02%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,520	21.94%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,894	13.1%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,697	9.08%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	702	2.36%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	841	2.83%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	49,359		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,981		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,428		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,838		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,732		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,686	71.97%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,471	39.42%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,515		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,054	81.67%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,081	42.98%	42.27%
Individuals	33,978		33,899,812
18 years and over	28,261	83.17%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	946	2.78%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	5,523	16.25%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	3,679	10.83%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	22,543	66.35%	31.63%

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