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Westchester, New York county Economy Profile
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| Westchester, New York | United States | |
| State | New York | |
| County | Westchester | |
| Total population | 923,459 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 441,722 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 481,737 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 37.6 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 337,142 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 63,582 | 41,994 |
Westchester, New York county Economy
According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Westchester, New York, 25.06% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Five point nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Westchester, New York. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Westchester, New York is as follows: 13.88%.
In Westchester, New York government workers account for 14.19% of workers. 78.19% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Westchester, New York is equal to $63,582 while median family income is seventy-nine thousand, eight hundred and eighty-one dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Westchester, New York are fifty-three thousand, one hundred and thirty-six dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $39,966.
zero of families in Westchester, New York are below poverty line (total population in Westchester, New York is nine hundred and twenty-three thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine). There are eight thousand, fourteen families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Westchester, New York resident is 37.6 years old.
| Westchester, New York | %, Westchester, New York | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 716,252 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 452,517 | 63.18% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 452,417 | 63.16% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 432,600 | 60.4% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 19,817 | 2.77% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 4.4 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 100 | 0.01% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 263,735 | 36.82% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 382,194 | 53.36% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 213,866 | 29.86% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 213,849 | 29.86% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 204,099 | 28.5% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 74,657 | 10.42% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 38,317 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 425,052 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 261,742 | 61.58% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 40,384 | 9.5% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 86,735 | 20.41% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 17,180 | 4.04% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 2,706 | 0.64% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 16,305 | 3.84% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 32.7 | 0.01% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 432,600 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 197,251 | 45.6% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 61,725 | 14.27% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 113,320 | 26.2% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 324 | 0.07% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 31,221 | 7.22% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 28,759 | 6.65% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 775 | 0.18% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 25,910 | 5.99% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 27,837 | 6.43% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 14,960 | 3.46% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 39,903 | 9.22% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 17,468 | 4.04% | 5.2% |
| Information | 23,031 | 5.32% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 48,597 | 11.23% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 60,059 | 13.88% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 108,408 | 25.06% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 25,514 | 5.9% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 22,648 | 5.24% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 17,490 | 4.04% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 338,264 | 78.19% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 61,403 | 14.19% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 31,937 | 7.38% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 996 | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| Westchester, New York | %, Westchester, New York | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 337,486 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 24,492 | 7.26% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,518 | 4.3% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 27,654 | 8.19% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 28,000 | 8.3% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 39,970 | 11.84% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 56,607 | 16.77% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 41,497 | 12.3% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 48,193 | 14.28% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 21,507 | 6.37% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 35,048 | 10.39% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 63,582 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 275,213 | 38.42% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 100,776 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 90,540 | 12.64% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 13,292 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 11,378 | 1.59% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 6,802 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 9,274 | 1.29% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 4,165 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 57,901 | 8.08% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 21,487 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 237,010 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 10,051 | 4.24% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,898 | 2.49% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 14,651 | 6.18% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 16,615 | 7.01% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 25,316 | 10.68% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 38,897 | 16.41% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 32,559 | 13.74% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 41,259 | 17.41% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,516 | 8.23% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 32,248 | 13.61% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 79,881 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 36,726 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 53,136 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 39,966 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 15,173 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 11,716 | 77.22% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 5,805 | 38.26% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 8,014 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 6,983 | 87.14% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 3,236 | 40.38% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 78,967 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 53,550 | 67.81% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 9,260 | 11.73% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 24,648 | 31.21% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 17,290 | 21.9% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 26,884 | 34.04% | 31.63% |
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.