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Montpelier, Vermont Economy Profile

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 Montpelier, Vermont United States
StateVermont
CityMontpelier
Total population8,035 281,421,906
Male3,673138,053,563
Female4,362143,368,343
Median age (years)40.535.3
Total households3,739105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,51341,994

Montpelier, Vermont Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Montpelier, Vermont equals 2,955. Government workers comprise 23.61% of workers in Montpelier, Vermont. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.52% of Montpelier, Vermont labor force. There are zero unpaid family workers in Montpelier, Vermont.

three point three eight percent of population are involved in construction, six point three two percent are in manufacturing, and one point nine eight percent are in wholesale trade. Eight point seven percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Montpelier, Vermont. Ten point three four percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Montpelier, Vermont.

sixty-eight point zero eight percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Montpelier, Vermont. 66.66% of Montpelier, Vermont workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point zero three percent of Montpelier, Vermont residents work at home. 0.74% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Montpelier, Vermont %, Montpelier, Vermont United States
Population 16 years and over6,572  217,168,077
In labor force4,474 68.08%63.92%
- Civilian labor force4,469 68.0%63.39%
- - Employed4,354 66.25%59.73%
- - Unemployed115 1.75%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.6  5.8
- Armed Forces5 0.08%0.53%
Not in labor force2,098 31.92%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over3,613 54.98%51.66%
In labor force2,328 35.42%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,328 35.42%29.65%
- - Employed2,292 34.88%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years418 6.36%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force295  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over4,298  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,865 66.66%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled503 11.7%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)32 0.74%4.73%
Walked652 15.17%2.93%
Other means73 1.7%1.19%
Worked at home173 4.03%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.2 0.45%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over4,354  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,141 49.17%33.65%
Service occupations712 16.35%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,055 24.23%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations21 0.48%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations176 4.04%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations249 5.72%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining46 1.06%1.87%
Construction147 3.38%6.78%
Manufacturing275 6.32%14.1%
Wholesale trade86 1.98%3.6%
Retail trade423 9.72%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities50 1.15%5.2%
Information154 3.54%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing360 8.27%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services379 8.7%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,106 25.4%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services450 10.34%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)321 7.37%4.87%
Public administration557 12.79%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,955 67.87%78.47%
Government workers1,028 23.61%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business371 8.52%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Montpelier, Vermont %, Montpelier, Vermont United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households3,735  105,539,122
Less than $10,000390 10.44%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999282 7.55%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999509 13.63%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999569 15.23%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999688 18.42%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999624 16.71%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999339 9.08%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999235 6.29%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99963 1.69%2.2%
$200,000 or more36 0.96%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)37,513  41,994
With earnings2,876 43.76%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)44,675  56,604
With Social Security income1,085 16.51%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,724  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income189 2.88%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,031  6,320
With public assistance income181 2.75%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,089  3,032
With retirement income812 12.36%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,909  17,376
 
Families1,958  72,261,780
Less than $10,00079 4.03%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99971 3.63%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999184 9.4%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999243 12.41%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999370 18.9%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999461 23.54%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999256 13.07%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999202 10.32%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99956 2.86%2.75%
$200,000 or more36 1.84%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)51,818  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)22,599  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers35,957  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers29,442  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families141  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years122 86.52%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years55 39.01%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present80  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years80 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years28 35.0%42.27%
 
Individuals767  33,899,812
18 years and over539 70.27%65.35%
- 65 years and over66 8.6%9.7%
Related children under 18 years216 28.16%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years156 20.34%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over371 48.37%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.