DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Malta 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 10,001 100.0     Households 5,308 100.0
In labor force 7,832 78.3   Less than $10,000 120 2.3
     Civilian labor force 7,664 76.6   $10,000 to $14,999 154 2.9
          Employed 7,441 74.4   $15,000 to $24,999 428 8.1
          Unemployed 223 2.2   $25,000 to $34,999 644 12.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 813 15.3
     Armed Forces 168 1.7   $50,000 to $74,999 1,434 27.0
Not in labor force 2,169 21.7   $75,000 to $99,999 995 18.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 538 10.1
   Females 16 years and over 4,981 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 101 1.9
In labor force 3,689 74.1   $200,000 or more 81 1.5
     Civilian labor force 3,679 73.9   Median household income (dollars) 57,037 (X)
          Employed 3,574 71.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,169 100.0   With earnings 4,724 89.0
All parents in family in labor force 818 70.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 61,568 (X)
        With Social Security income 928 17.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,459 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 7,464 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 70 1.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 6,403 85.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 8,814 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 700 9.4   With public assistance income 40 0.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 73 1.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 6,993 (X)
Walked 35 0.5   With retirement income 878 16.5
Other means 22 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,225 (X)
Worked at home 231 3.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 28.2 (X)        
          Families 3,543 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,441 100.0   Less than $10,000 17 0.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 15 0.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 3,264 43.9   $15,000 to $24,999 163 4.6
Service occupations 823 11.1   $25,000 to $34,999 327 9.2
Sales and office occupations 2,183 29.3    $35,000 to $49,999 530 15.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 16 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 964 27.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 514 6.9   $75,000 to $99,999 860 24.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 641 8.6   $100,000 to $149,999 494 13.9
        150,000 to $199,999 99 2.8
        $200,000 or more 74 2.1
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 68,239 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 43 0.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 25,972 (X)
Construction 433 5.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 641 8.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 41,509 (X)
Wholesale trade 334 4.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 31,126 (X)
Retail trade 951 12.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 433 5.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 194 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 679 9.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 790 10.6     Families 29 0.8
Educational, health and social services 1,530 20.6   With related children under 18 years 29 1.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 391 5.3        With related children under 5 years 5 0.7
Other services (except public administration) 294 4.0        
Public administration 728 9.8     Families with female householder, no husband present 18 4.7
        With related children under 18 years 18 6.3
             With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 316 2.4
Private wage and salary workers 5,468 73.5   18 years and over 236 2.4
Government workers 1,476 19.8        65 years and over 59 5.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 484 6.5   Related children under 18 years 48 1.5
Unpaid family workers 13 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 41 1.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 231 9.6
             
 
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.