DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mechanicville 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 3,933 100.0     Households 2,212 100.0
In labor force 2,434 61.9   Less than $10,000 213 9.6
     Civilian labor force 2,419 61.5   $10,000 to $14,999 252 11.4
          Employed 2,384 60.6   $15,000 to $24,999 291 13.2
          Unemployed 35 0.9   $25,000 to $34,999 361 16.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 1.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 475 21.5
     Armed Forces 15 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 421 19.0
Not in labor force 1,499 38.1   $75,000 to $99,999 118 5.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 72 3.3
   Females 16 years and over 2,149 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 5 0.2
In labor force 1,139 53.0   $200,000 or more 4 0.2
     Civilian labor force 1,133 52.7   Median household income (dollars) 34,509 (X)
          Employed 1,119 52.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 399 100.0   With earnings 1,621 73.3
All parents in family in labor force 273 68.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 41,955 (X)
        With Social Security income 764 34.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,373 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,374 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 57 2.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,891 79.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,211 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 229 9.6   With public assistance income 38 1.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 22 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,089 (X)
Walked 167 7.0   With retirement income 496 22.4
Other means 28 1.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 8,188 (X)
Worked at home 37 1.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.0 (X)        
          Families 1,274 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,384 100.0   Less than $10,000 44 3.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 74 5.8
Management, professional, and related occupations 566 23.7   $15,000 to $24,999 150 11.8
Service occupations 430 18.0   $25,000 to $34,999 209 16.4
Sales and office occupations 798 33.5    $35,000 to $49,999 280 22.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 5 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 344 27.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 210 8.8   $75,000 to $99,999 101 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 375 15.7   $100,000 to $149,999 63 4.9
        150,000 to $199,999 5 0.4
        $200,000 or more 4 0.3
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 42,143 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0 0.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,236 (X)
Construction 170 7.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 232 9.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 32,825 (X)
Wholesale trade 127 5.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,143 (X)
Retail trade 361 15.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 100 4.2                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 31 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 174 7.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 251 10.5     Families 83 6.5
Educational, health and social services 389 16.3   With related children under 18 years 56 8.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 191 8.0        With related children under 5 years 20 6.3
Other services (except public administration) 126 5.3        
Public administration 232 9.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 56 25.3
        With related children under 18 years 50 34.5
             With related children under 5 years 14 23.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 400 8.0
Private wage and salary workers 1,857 77.9   18 years and over 272 7.2
Government workers 425 17.8        65 years and over 70 7.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 91 3.8   Related children under 18 years 115 9.5
Unpaid family workers 11 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 94 10.5
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 176 15.3
             
 
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.