DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hoosick town
[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 5,183 100.0     Households 2,674 100.0
In labor force 3,378 65.2   Less than $10,000 175 6.5
     Civilian labor force 3,378 65.2   $10,000 to $14,999 219 8.2
          Employed 3,289 63.5   $15,000 to $24,999 313 11.7
          Unemployed 89 1.7   $25,000 to $34,999 390 14.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 625 23.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 555 20.8
Not in labor force 1,805 34.8   $75,000 to $99,999 224 8.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 99 3.7
   Females 16 years and over 2,643 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 31 1.2
In labor force 1,578 59.7   $200,000 or more 43 1.6
     Civilian labor force 1,578 59.7   Median household income (dollars) 41,304 (X)
          Employed 1,541 58.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 530 100.0   With earnings 2,073 77.5
All parents in family in labor force 381 71.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,047 (X)
        With Social Security income 867 32.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,192 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 3,200 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 67 2.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,586 80.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,472 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 270 8.4   With public assistance income 56 2.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 38 1.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,763 (X)
Walked 108 3.4   With retirement income 593 22.2
Other means 8 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,080 (X)
Worked at home 190 5.9        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.0 (X)        
          Families 1,864 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,289 100.0   Less than $10,000 62 3.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 44 2.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 966 29.4   $15,000 to $24,999 187 10.0
Service occupations 456 13.9   $25,000 to $34,999 273 14.6
Sales and office occupations 726 22.1    $35,000 to $49,999 509 27.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 27 0.8   $50,000 to $74,999 457 24.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 388 11.8   $75,000 to $99,999 190 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 726 22.1   $100,000 to $149,999 86 4.6
        150,000 to $199,999 31 1.7
        $200,000 or more 25 1.3
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 46,442 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 88 2.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,614 (X)
Construction 205 6.2   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 723 22.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,899 (X)
Wholesale trade 158 4.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,211 (X)
Retail trade 352 10.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 133 4.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 50 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 168 5.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 180 5.5     Families 99 5.3
Educational, health and social services 808 24.6   With related children under 18 years 78 8.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 132 4.0        With related children under 5 years 26 9.2
Other services (except public administration) 157 4.8        
Public administration 135 4.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 27 10.1
        With related children under 18 years 27 16.9
             With related children under 5 years 17 34.7
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 445 6.7
Private wage and salary workers 2,536 77.1   18 years and over 275 5.6
Government workers 454 13.8        65 years and over 81 7.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 285 8.7   Related children under 18 years 158 9.5
Unpaid family workers 14 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 120 9.9
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 114 11.5
             
 
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.