Virginia Beach, Virginia Economy Profile

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Virginia Beach, Virginia Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Virginia Beach, Virginia equals one hundred and forty-six thousand, six hundred and twenty-five. Government workers comprise nineteen point three six percent of workers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point two one percent of Virginia Beach, Virginia labor force. There are four hundred and nineteen unpaid family workers in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

7.44% of population are involved in construction, 6.45% are in manufacturing, and 2.98% are in wholesale trade. Ten point nine four percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Eight point nine three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

72.91% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Eighty-two point zero three percent of Virginia Beach, Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point seven seven percent of Virginia Beach, Virginia residents work at home. 0.74% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Virginia Beach, Virginia	%, Virginia Beach, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	321,282		217,168,077
In labor force	234,257	72.91%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	203,170	63.24%	63.39%
- - Employed	194,923	60.67%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,247	2.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	31,087	9.68%	0.53%
Not in labor force	87,025	27.09%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	164,297	51.14%	51.66%
In labor force	107,544	33.47%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	103,295	32.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	98,569	30.68%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	35,034	10.9%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	21,689		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	222,648		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	182,639	82.03%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	24,036	10.8%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,651	0.74%	4.73%
Walked	4,369	1.96%	2.93%
Other means	3,788	1.7%	1.19%
Worked at home	6,165	2.77%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.9	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	194,923		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	69,937	35.88%	33.65%
Service occupations	28,988	14.87%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	58,697	30.11%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	247	0.13%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	19,554	10.03%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,500	8.98%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	421	0.22%	1.87%
Construction	14,509	7.44%	6.78%
Manufacturing	12,581	6.45%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	5,809	2.98%	3.6%
Retail trade	26,738	13.72%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	8,668	4.45%	5.2%
Information	6,836	3.51%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	16,768	8.6%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	21,319	10.94%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	39,891	20.47%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	17,411	8.93%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	10,053	5.16%	4.87%
Public administration	13,919	7.14%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	146,625	75.22%	78.47%
Government workers	37,731	19.36%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	10,148	5.21%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	419	0.21%	0.31%

	Virginia Beach, Virginia	%, Virginia Beach, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	154,635		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,628	4.29%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,344	3.46%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	15,496	10.02%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	21,204	13.71%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	30,976	20.03%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	37,918	24.52%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,367	11.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	12,620	8.16%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,794	1.81%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,288	2.13%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	48,705		41,994
With earnings	137,053	42.66%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	55,465		56,604
With Social Security income	27,401	8.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,348		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,386	1.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,932		6,320
With public assistance income	2,423	0.75%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,185		3,032
With retirement income	31,741	9.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,614		17,376
Families	112,127		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	3,324	2.96%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,553	2.28%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,478	8.45%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	13,553	12.09%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,782	19.43%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	29,671	26.46%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,922	14.2%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,722	9.56%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,328	2.08%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	2,794	2.49%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	53,242		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	22,365		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	33,756		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,979		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	5,698		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	4,823	84.64%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	2,289	40.17%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,424		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	3,134	91.53%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,393	40.68%	42.27%
Individuals	27,163		33,899,812
18 years and over	16,859	62.07%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,619	5.96%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	9,814	36.13%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	7,052	25.96%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	8,375	30.83%	31.63%

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