DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Springfield township
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 18,737 100.0     Households 9,500 100.0
In labor force 13,225 70.6   Less than $10,000 533 5.6
     Civilian labor force 13,210 70.5   $10,000 to $14,999 525 5.5
          Employed 12,763 68.1   $15,000 to $24,999 1,035 10.9
          Unemployed 447 2.4   $25,000 to $34,999 1,196 12.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,639 17.3
     Armed Forces 15 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,896 20.0
Not in labor force 5,512 29.4   $75,000 to $99,999 1,011 10.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 941 9.9
   Females 16 years and over 9,800 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 374 3.9
In labor force 6,043 61.7   $200,000 or more 350 3.7
     Civilian labor force 6,043 61.7   Median household income (dollars) 47,389 (X)
          Employed 5,847 59.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,853 100.0   With earnings 8,314 87.5
All parents in family in labor force 1,205 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 65,499 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,730 18.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,049 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 12,499 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 357 3.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 11,078 88.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,815 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 828 6.6   With public assistance income 298 3.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 112 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,294 (X)
Walked 59 0.5   With retirement income 1,319 13.9
Other means 68 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,429 (X)
Worked at home 354 2.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.2 (X)        
          Families 6,488 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,763 100.0   Less than $10,000 197 3.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 247 3.8
Management, professional, and related occupations 4,453 34.9   $15,000 to $24,999 507 7.8
Service occupations 1,530 12.0   $25,000 to $34,999 721 11.1
Sales and office occupations 3,548 27.8    $35,000 to $49,999 969 14.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 49 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 1,449 22.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,073 8.4   $75,000 to $99,999 863 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,110 16.5   $100,000 to $149,999 855 13.2
        150,000 to $199,999 363 5.6
        $200,000 or more 317 4.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 58,077 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 71 0.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 26,858 (X)
Construction 863 6.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 2,649 20.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 45,482 (X)
Wholesale trade 566 4.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,205 (X)
Retail trade 1,571 12.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 846 6.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 238 1.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 655 5.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,141 8.9     Families 354 5.5
Educational, health and social services 2,506 19.6   With related children under 18 years 291 9.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 787 6.2        With related children under 5 years 140 9.8
Other services (except public administration) 641 5.0        
Public administration 229 1.8     Families with female householder, no husband present 210 21.8
        With related children under 18 years 187 28.2
             With related children under 5 years 105 48.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,908 8.1
Private wage and salary workers 11,053 86.6   18 years and over 1,182 6.7
Government workers 987 7.7        65 years and over 116 5.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 679 5.3   Related children under 18 years 690 11.7
Unpaid family workers 44 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 499 11.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 653 16.1
             
 
Date: August 27, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.