DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Albany city
[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 78,755 100.0     Households 40,772 100.0
In labor force 50,120 63.6   Less than $10,000 7,009 17.2
     Civilian labor force 50,029 63.5   $10,000 to $14,999 3,712 9.1
          Employed 43,663 55.4   $15,000 to $24,999 6,513 16.0
          Unemployed 6,366 8.1   $25,000 to $34,999 5,707 14.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 12.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 6,064 14.9
     Armed Forces 91 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 6,005 14.7
Not in labor force 28,635 36.4   $75,000 to $99,999 2,977 7.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,874 4.6
   Females 16 years and over 42,065 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 573 1.4
In labor force 24,883 59.2   $200,000 or more 338 0.8
     Civilian labor force 24,864 59.1   Median household income (dollars) 30,041 (X)
          Employed 21,896 52.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 6,230 100.0   With earnings 30,899 75.8
All parents in family in labor force 3,908 62.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,066 (X)
        With Social Security income 9,960 24.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,116 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 42,605 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,476 6.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 26,351 61.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,977 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 4,757 11.2   With public assistance income 2,655 6.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5,593 13.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,425 (X)
Walked 4,611 10.8   With retirement income 6,632 16.3
Other means 267 0.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,900 (X)
Worked at home 1,026 2.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.1 (X)        
          Families 18,549 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 43,663 100.0   Less than $10,000 2,064 11.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,285 6.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 17,867 40.9   $15,000 to $24,999 2,549 13.7
Service occupations 8,010 18.3   $25,000 to $34,999 2,418 13.0
Sales and office occupations 12,530 28.7    $35,000 to $49,999 2,816 15.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 20 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 3,458 18.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,987 4.6   $75,000 to $99,999 2,011 10.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,249 7.4   $100,000 to $149,999 1,265 6.8
        150,000 to $199,999 460 2.5
        $200,000 or more 223 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 39,932 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 54 0.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,281 (X)
Construction 1,319 3.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,756 4.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,535 (X)
Wholesale trade 657 1.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,112 (X)
Retail trade 4,642 10.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,431 3.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 1,442 3.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 3,004 6.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 4,008 9.2     Families 2,960 16.0
Educational, health and social services 12,542 28.7   With related children under 18 years 2,593 26.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,001 9.2        With related children under 5 years 1,553 33.5
Other services (except public administration) 2,145 4.9        
Public administration 6,662 15.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 2,154 33.6
        With related children under 18 years 2,056 42.8
             With related children under 5 years 1,193 54.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 18,822 21.7
Private wage and salary workers 29,361 67.2   18 years and over 13,495 19.7
Government workers 12,423 28.5        65 years and over 1,443 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,839 4.2   Related children under 18 years 5,224 28.8
Unpaid family workers 40 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 3,368 26.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 9,391 29.4
             
 
Date: September 10, 2003
 
-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.