DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Albany County
[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 235,932 100.0     Households 120,645 100.0
In labor force 155,220 65.8   Less than $10,000 11,229 9.3
     Civilian labor force 154,939 65.7   $10,000 to $14,999 7,641 6.3
          Employed 144,480 61.2   $15,000 to $24,999 14,632 12.1
          Unemployed 10,459 4.4   $25,000 to $34,999 15,632 13.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 19,033 15.8
     Armed Forces 281 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 24,146 20.0
Not in labor force 80,712 34.2   $75,000 to $99,999 13,105 10.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 10,054 8.3
   Females 16 years and over 125,187 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2,860 2.4
In labor force 75,384 60.2   $200,000 or more 2,313 1.9
     Civilian labor force 75,334 60.2   Median household income (dollars) 42,935 (X)
          Employed 70,546 56.4        
             
  Own children under 6 years 19,541 100.0   With earnings 95,067 78.8
All parents in family in labor force 13,065 66.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 56,002 (X)
        With Social Security income 32,927 27.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,009 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 141,842 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,533 3.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 108,966 76.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,144 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 13,902 9.8   With public assistance income 3,995 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7,956 5.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,401 (X)
Walked 6,672 4.7   With retirement income 24,245 20.1
Other means 668 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,643 (X)
Worked at home 3,678 2.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.3 (X)        
          Families 71,266 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 144,480 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,507 4.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,563 3.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 61,112 42.3   $15,000 to $24,999 6,052 8.5
Service occupations 20,106 13.9   $25,000 to $34,999 7,209 10.1
Sales and office occupations 41,701 28.9    $35,000 to $49,999 11,142 15.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 168 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 17,197 24.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 8,945 6.2   $75,000 to $99,999 10,578 14.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12,448 8.6   $100,000 to $149,999 8,678 12.2
        150,000 to $199,999 2,448 3.4
        $200,000 or more 1,892 2.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 56,724 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 415 0.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 23,345 (X)
Construction 6,413 4.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 8,229 5.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,838 (X)
Wholesale trade 3,719 2.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,127 (X)
Retail trade 15,069 10.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6,252 4.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 4,356 3.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 11,565 8.0   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 12,808 8.9     Families 5,104 7.2
Educational, health and social services 35,963 24.9   With related children under 18 years 4,237 11.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 10,330 7.1        With related children under 5 years 2,328 16.8
Other services (except public administration) 7,219 5.0        
Public administration 22,142 15.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 3,445 24.2
        With related children under 18 years 3,219 32.7
             With related children under 5 years 1,733 49.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 29,745 10.6
Private wage and salary workers 96,768 67.0   18 years and over 21,224 9.8
Government workers 40,274 27.9        65 years and over 2,884 7.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 7,222 5.0   Related children under 18 years 8,296 12.9
Unpaid family workers 216 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 5,507 11.5
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 13,982 20.7
             
 
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.