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Washington, Maine county Economy Profile

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 Washington, Maine United States
StateMaine
CountyWashington
Total population33,941 281,421,906
Male16,576138,053,563
Female17,365143,368,343
Median age (years)40.535.3
Total households14,118105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,86941,994

Washington, Maine county Economy

fifty-six point nine six percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Washington, Maine. Among them 27.06% are females aged 16 and over. Seventy-six percent of Washington, Maine workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.47% use public transportation (including taxicab). Five point zero five percent of Washington, Maine residents work at home.

The total population of Washington, Maine is thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and forty-one people. The median household income in Washington, Maine is twenty-five thousand, eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 25.37% of all occupations. 10.92% of Washington, Maine population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 20.57% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 17.15% of occupations.

18.52% of families in Washington, Maine have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Washington, Maine median household income is twenty-five thousand, eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive twenty-eight thousand, three hundred and forty-seven dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $20,074.

 Washington, Maine %, Washington, Maine United States
Population 16 years and over27,214  217,168,077
In labor force15,500 56.96%63.92%
- Civilian labor force15,354 56.42%63.39%
- - Employed14,042 51.6%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,312 4.82%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.5  5.8
- Armed Forces146 0.54%0.53%
Not in labor force11,714 43.04%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over14,037 51.58%51.66%
In labor force7,363 27.06%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,355 27.03%29.65%
- - Employed6,803 25.0%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,023 7.43%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,248  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over13,743  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone10,444 76.0%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,657 12.06%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)64 0.47%4.73%
Walked722 5.25%2.93%
Other means162 1.18%1.19%
Worked at home694 5.05%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.2 0.14%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,042  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations3,563 25.37%33.65%
Service occupations2,505 17.84%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,888 20.57%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1,145 8.15%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,533 10.92%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,408 17.15%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1,531 10.9%1.87%
Construction944 6.72%6.78%
Manufacturing1,968 14.02%14.1%
Wholesale trade384 2.73%3.6%
Retail trade1,521 10.83%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities581 4.14%5.2%
Information146 1.04%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing433 3.08%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services438 3.12%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,694 26.31%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services779 5.55%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)642 4.57%4.87%
Public administration981 6.99%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,225 65.7%78.47%
Government workers2,882 20.52%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,886 13.43%6.63%
Unpaid family workers49 0.35%0.31%
 Washington, Maine %, Washington, Maine United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,119  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,515 17.81%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,745 12.36%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,579 18.27%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,185 15.48%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,156 15.27%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,833 12.98%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999668 4.73%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999318 2.25%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99974 0.52%2.2%
$200,000 or more46 0.33%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)25,869  41,994
With earnings10,162 37.34%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)35,329  56,604
With Social Security income4,795 17.62%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,281  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income949 3.49%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,519  6,320
With public assistance income910 3.34%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,960  3,032
With retirement income2,382 8.75%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)12,450  17,376
 
Families9,305  72,261,780
Less than $10,000860 9.24%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999924 9.93%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,697 18.24%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,619 17.4%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,723 18.52%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,540 16.55%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999571 6.14%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999266 2.86%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99966 0.71%2.75%
$200,000 or more39 0.42%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)31,657  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,119  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers28,347  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,074  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,319  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years861 65.28%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years312 23.65%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present515  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years450 87.38%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years157 30.49%42.27%
 
Individuals6,272  33,899,812
18 years and over4,524 72.13%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,076 17.16%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,679 26.77%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,256 20.03%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,355 37.55%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.