DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Watervliet 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 8,088 100.0     Households 4,684 100.0
In labor force 5,328 65.9   Less than $10,000 527 11.3
     Civilian labor force 5,308 65.6   $10,000 to $14,999 455 9.7
          Employed 5,075 62.7   $15,000 to $24,999 760 16.2
          Unemployed 233 2.9   $25,000 to $34,999 748 16.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 899 19.2
     Armed Forces 20 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 871 18.6
Not in labor force 2,760 34.1   $75,000 to $99,999 220 4.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 146 3.1
   Females 16 years and over 4,430 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 46 1.0
In labor force 2,676 60.4   $200,000 or more 12 0.3
     Civilian labor force 2,676 60.4   Median household income (dollars) 32,910 (X)
          Employed 2,558 57.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 827 100.0   With earnings 3,516 75.1
All parents in family in labor force 681 82.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,445 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,425 30.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,060 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,961 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 268 5.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,588 72.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,496 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 537 10.8   With public assistance income 180 3.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 420 8.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,958 (X)
Walked 215 4.3   With retirement income 1,116 23.8
Other means 46 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,786 (X)
Worked at home 155 3.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 18.7 (X)        
          Families 2,580 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,075 100.0   Less than $10,000 177 6.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 227 8.8
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,338 26.4   $15,000 to $24,999 342 13.3
Service occupations 908 17.9   $25,000 to $34,999 361 14.0
Sales and office occupations 1,768 34.8    $35,000 to $49,999 538 20.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 627 24.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 402 7.9   $75,000 to $99,999 149 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 659 13.0   $100,000 to $149,999 121 4.7
        150,000 to $199,999 33 1.3
        $200,000 or more 5 0.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 38,735 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3 0.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,294 (X)
Construction 230 4.5   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 437 8.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,656 (X)
Wholesale trade 194 3.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,083 (X)
Retail trade 765 15.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 195 3.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 132 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 522 10.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 329 6.5     Families 317 12.3
Educational, health and social services 971 19.1   With related children under 18 years 267 19.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 367 7.2        With related children under 5 years 168 26.0
Other services (except public administration) 269 5.3        
Public administration 661 13.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 221 26.4
        With related children under 18 years 198 35.6
             With related children under 5 years 112 49.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,348 13.3
Private wage and salary workers 3,632 71.6   18 years and over 828 10.6
Government workers 1,215 23.9        65 years and over 92 5.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 228 4.5   Related children under 18 years 514 21.7
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 326 19.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 413 15.0
             
 
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.