Section 10-A1805. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT

 

1805.1Information provided by the Department of Employment Services and the Office of Planning shows there were 21,800 jobs in the Far Southeast/ Southwest in 2005. Most are government related and are associated with the military and St. Elizabeths. As of the 2000 Census the median household income for the area was $23,290 per year, or about one-half the city’s median income of $45,927. 1805.1

 

1805.2In the fourth quarter of 2005, the unemployment rate in the Far Southeast/ Southwest was 13 percent. This was four times higher than the rate in Upper Northwest neighborhoods and more than three times the average for the Washington region. Data on commute patterns indicates that 31 percent of the employed residents in the Planning Area commuted to jobs in Central Washington. Some eight percent worked within the Far Southeast/Southwest Planning Area itself, and 34 percent commuted to jobs elsewhere in the city. The remaining 26 percent commuted to Maryland or Virginia. 1805.2

 

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