DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA
[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 690,574 100.0             Households 350,472 100.0
In labor force 453,392 65.7   Less than $10,000 28,753 8.2
     Civilian labor force 451,671 65.4   $10,000 to $14,999 22,236 6.3
          Employed 426,071 61.7   $15,000 to $24,999 44,191 12.6
          Unemployed 25,600 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 45,605 13.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 57,988 16.5
     Armed Forces 1,721 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 73,092 20.9
Not in labor force 237,182 34.3   $75,000 to $99,999 38,885 11.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 27,408 7.8
           Females 16 years and over 361,114 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 6,786 1.9
In labor force 216,392 59.9   $200,000 or more 5,528 1.6
     Civilian labor force 216,198 59.9   Median household income (dollars) 43,250 (X)
          Employed 205,441 56.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 62,329 100.0   With earnings 276,931 79.0
All parents in family in labor force 41,301 66.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 54,525 (X)
        With Social Security income 98,073 28.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,838 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 419,094 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 13,454 3.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 332,912 79.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 41,637 9.9          (dollars) 6,352 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13,563 3.2   With public assistance income 8,909 2.5
Walked 15,834 3.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,120 (X)
Other means 2,603 0.6   With retirement income 72,310 20.6
Worked at home 12,545 3.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,187 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.7 (X)        
                  Families 224,116 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 9,828 4.4
           16 years and over 426,071 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 7,623 3.4
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 20,473 9.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 25,319 11.3
 occupations 164,200 38.5   $35,000 to $49,999 37,839 16.9
Service occupations 60,644 14.2   $50,000 to $74,999 55,649 24.8
Sales and office occupations 119,056 27.9   $75,000 to $99,999 32,853 14.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,292 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 24,066 10.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 5,977 2.7
  occupations 32,713 7.7   $200,000 or more 4,489 2.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 54,304 (X)
 moving occupations 48,166 11.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,303 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 38,467 (X)
 and mining 3,329 0.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,621 (X)
Construction 23,830 5.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 36,698 8.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 12,623 3.0     below below
Retail trade 48,434 11.4     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 18,710 4.4   Subject level level
Information 11,947 2.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 30,733 7.2             Families 14,591 6.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 11,781 10.4
 strative, and waste management services 37,160 8.7        With related children under 5 years 6,270 14.5
Educational, health and social services 105,379 24.7        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 28,836 6.8               no husband present 8,756 23.2
Other services (except public administration) 19,891 4.7   With related children under 18 years 8,113 31.5
Public administration 48,501 11.4        With related children under 5 years 4,350 48.3
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 79,785 9.4
Private wage and salary workers 302,318 71.0   18 years and over 54,500 8.5
Government workers 98,513 23.1        65 years and over 8,183 7.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 24,238 11.9
 business 24,216 5.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 16,489 10.9
Unpaid family workers 1,024 0.2   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 33,526 19.5
 
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.