DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Stephentown 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 2,194 100.0     Households 1,129 100.0
In labor force 1,565 71.3   Less than $10,000 47 4.2
     Civilian labor force 1,560 71.1   $10,000 to $14,999 60 5.3
          Employed 1,492 68.0   $15,000 to $24,999 169 15.0
          Unemployed 68 3.1   $25,000 to $34,999 148 13.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 262 23.2
     Armed Forces 5 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 305 27.0
Not in labor force 629 28.7   $75,000 to $99,999 75 6.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 55 4.9
   Females 16 years and over 1,107 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 764 69.0   $200,000 or more 8 0.7
     Civilian labor force 764 69.0   Median household income (dollars) 43,506 (X)
          Employed 742 67.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 227 100.0   With earnings 981 86.9
All parents in family in labor force 180 79.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,168 (X)
        With Social Security income 290 25.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,908 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,465 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 9 0.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,161 79.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 3,222 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 201 13.7   With public assistance income 8 0.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,813 (X)
Walked 21 1.4   With retirement income 209 18.5
Other means 7 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,115 (X)
Worked at home 71 4.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.7 (X)        
          Families 825 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,492 100.0   Less than $10,000 31 3.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 27 3.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 465 31.2   $15,000 to $24,999 95 11.5
Service occupations 222 14.9   $25,000 to $34,999 113 13.7
Sales and office occupations 415 27.8    $35,000 to $49,999 202 24.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 21 1.4   $50,000 to $74,999 228 27.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 185 12.4   $75,000 to $99,999 66 8.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 184 12.3   $100,000 to $149,999 55 6.7
        150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
        $200,000 or more 8 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 45,679 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 21 1.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,822 (X)
Construction 146 9.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 154 10.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,535 (X)
Wholesale trade 48 3.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,611 (X)
Retail trade 199 13.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 66 4.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 39 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 23 1.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 123 8.2     Families 47 5.7
Educational, health and social services 370 24.8   With related children under 18 years 28 6.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 140 9.4        With related children under 5 years 16 9.8
Other services (except public administration) 65 4.4        
Public administration 98 6.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 23 26.4
        With related children under 18 years 23 38.3
             With related children under 5 years 16 57.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 187 6.6
Private wage and salary workers 1,178 79.0   18 years and over 115 5.4
Government workers 217 14.5        65 years and over 21 7.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 94 6.3   Related children under 18 years 63 9.0
Unpaid family workers 3 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 49 9.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 49 11.1
             
 
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.