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  Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics:  2000  


Geographic Area: Jefferson County, New York

 

SUBJECT

NUMBER

PERCENT

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

NUMBER

PERCENT

Population 16 years and over

85,441

100.0

In labor force

54,572

63.9

Civilian labor force

44,556

52.1

Employed

40,482

47.4

Unemployed

4,074

4.8

Percent of civilian labor force

9.1

(X)

Armed Forces

10,016

11.7

Not in labor force

30,869

36.1

 

 

 

Females 16 years and over

41,110

100.0

In labor force

23,088

56.2

Civilian labor force

22,050

53.6

Employed

20,146

49.0

 

 

 

Own children under 6 years

9,651

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

5,703

59.1

 

 

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

NUMBER

PERCENT

Workers 16 years and over

49,526

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

37,283

75.3

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

5,368

10.8

Public transportation (including taxicab)

422

0.9

Walked

4,014

8.1

Other means

403

0.8

Worked at home

2,036

4.1

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

18.4

(X)

 

 

 

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

40,482

100.0

OCCUPATION

NUMBER

PERCENT

Management, professional, and related occupations

12,110

29.9

Service occupations

7,833

19.3

Sales and office occupations

10,350

25.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

537

1.3

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

4,037

10.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

5,615

13.9

 

 

 

INDUSTRY

NUMBER

PERCENT

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1,369

3.4

Construction

2,363

5.8

Manufacturing

3,890

9.6

Wholesale trade

1,083

2.7

Retail trade

5,764

14.2

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,838

4.5

Information

1,078

2.7

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

1,381

3.4

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

1,858

4.6

Educational, health and social services

9,886

24.4

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

3,698

9.1

Other services (except public administration)

2,070

5.1

Public administration

4,204

10.4

 

 

 

CLASS OF WORKER

NUMBER

PERCENT

Private wage and salary workers

27,292

67.4

Government workers

9,670

23.9

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

3,294

8.1

Unpaid family workers

226

0.6

 

 

 

INCOME IN 1999

NUMBER

PERCENT

Households

40,108

100.0

Less than $10,000

4,202

10.5

$10,000 to $14,999

3,464

8.6

$15,000 to $24,999

6,797

16.9

$25,000 to $34,999

6,087

15.2

$35,000 to $49,999

7,687

19.2

$50,000 to $74,999

7,129

17.8

$75,000 to $99,999

2,787

6.9

$100,000 to $149,999

1,390

3.5

$150,000 to $199,999

298

0.7

$200,000 or more

267

0.7

Median household income (dollars)

34,006

(X)

 

 

 

With earnings

31,547

78.7

Mean earnings (dollars)

41,364

(X)

With Social Security income

10,919

27.2

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,833

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

2,029

5.1

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,626

(X)

With public assistance income

1,571

3.9

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

3,226

(X)

With retirement income

7,642

19.1

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,336

(X)

 

 

 

Families

28,250

100.0

Less than $10,000

1,638

5.8

$10,000 to $14,999

1,732

6.1

$15,000 to $24,999

4,341

15.4

$25,000 to $34,999

4,472

15.8

$35,000 to $49,999

6,052

21.4

$50,000 to $74,999

5,893

20.9

$75,000 to $99,999

2,434

8.6

$100,000 to $149,999

1,243

4.4

$150,000 to $199,999

244

0.9

$200,000 or more

201

0.7

Median family income (dollars)

39,296

(X)

 

 

 

Per capita income (dollars)

16,202

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

 

 

Male full-time, year-round workers

28,727

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

21,787

(X)

 

 

 

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

NUMBER

PERCENT

Families

2,829

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

10.0

With related children under 18 years

2,342

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.9

With related children under 5 years

1,280

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

19.6

 

 

 

Families with female householder, no husband present

1,297

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

33.4

With related children under 18 years

1,212

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

42.0

With related children under 5 years

650

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

57.9

 

 

 

Individuals

13,751

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.3

18 years and over

8,693

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11.7

65 years and over

1,092

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.2

Related children under 18 years

4,823

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

16.8

Related children 5 to 17 years

3,235

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.6

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

4,376

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

26.5

(X) Not applicable.

DP-3: Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Jefferson County, New York

NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

 User note on employment status data (PDF 63KB) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

 

 
 

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