DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Poestenkill 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 3,119 100.0     Households 1,527 100.0
In labor force 2,277 73.0   Less than $10,000 27 1.8
     Civilian labor force 2,277 73.0   $10,000 to $14,999 54 3.5
          Employed 2,253 72.2   $15,000 to $24,999 173 11.3
          Unemployed 24 0.8   $25,000 to $34,999 167 10.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 1.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 247 16.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 470 30.8
Not in labor force 842 27.0   $75,000 to $99,999 208 13.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 145 9.5
   Females 16 years and over 1,563 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 36 2.4
In labor force 1,056 67.6   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 1,056 67.6   Median household income (dollars) 58,945 (X)
          Employed 1,046 66.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 295 100.0   With earnings 1,296 84.9
All parents in family in labor force 142 48.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 58,656 (X)
        With Social Security income 340 22.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,682 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,237 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 38 2.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,859 83.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,350 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 261 11.7   With public assistance income 3 0.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 500 (X)
Walked 21 0.9   With retirement income 313 20.5
Other means 33 1.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,569 (X)
Worked at home 56 2.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.8 (X)        
          Families 1,127 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,253 100.0   Less than $10,000 6 0.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 30 2.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 778 34.5   $15,000 to $24,999 89 7.9
Service occupations 286 12.7   $25,000 to $34,999 83 7.4
Sales and office occupations 647 28.7    $35,000 to $49,999 150 13.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 7 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 415 36.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 305 13.5   $75,000 to $99,999 188 16.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 230 10.2   $100,000 to $149,999 140 12.4
        150,000 to $199,999 26 2.3
        $200,000 or more 0 0.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 63,819 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,143 (X)
Construction 228 10.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 186 8.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 40,128 (X)
Wholesale trade 78 3.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 29,486 (X)
Retail trade 220 9.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 111 4.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 78 3.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 197 8.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 238 10.6     Families 6 0.5
Educational, health and social services 418 18.6   With related children under 18 years 6 1.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 140 6.2        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 109 4.8        
Public administration 241 10.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 0 0.0
        With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
             With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 69 1.7
Private wage and salary workers 1,593 70.7   18 years and over 58 2.0
Government workers 574 25.5        65 years and over 13 3.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 86 3.8   Related children under 18 years 11 1.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 11 1.3
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 44 8.3
             
 
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.