DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cohoes 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 12,434 100.0     Households 6,913 100.0
In labor force 7,738 62.2   Less than $10,000 797 11.5
     Civilian labor force 7,726 62.1   $10,000 to $14,999 828 12.0
          Employed 7,405 59.6   $15,000 to $24,999 1,022 14.8
          Unemployed 321 2.6   $25,000 to $34,999 1,023 14.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,252 18.1
     Armed Forces 12 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,148 16.6
Not in labor force 4,696 37.8   $75,000 to $99,999 411 5.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 323 4.7
   Females 16 years and over 6,820 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 61 0.9
In labor force 3,807 55.8   $200,000 or more 48 0.7
     Civilian labor force 3,807 55.8   Median household income (dollars) 32,856 (X)
          Employed 3,667 53.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,124 100.0   With earnings 4,995 72.3
All parents in family in labor force 747 66.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 43,661 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,270 32.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,179 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 7,285 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 400 5.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,685 78.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,585 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 961 13.2   With public assistance income 384 5.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 143 2.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,425 (X)
Walked 319 4.4   With retirement income 1,508 21.8
Other means 23 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,795 (X)
Worked at home 154 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.7 (X)        
          Families 3,833 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,405 100.0   Less than $10,000 289 7.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 248 6.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,066 27.9   $15,000 to $24,999 571 14.9
Service occupations 1,114 15.0   $25,000 to $34,999 469 12.2
Sales and office occupations 2,509 33.9    $35,000 to $49,999 742 19.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 883 23.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 551 7.4   $75,000 to $99,999 299 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,153 15.6   $100,000 to $149,999 267 7.0
        150,000 to $199,999 40 1.0
        $200,000 or more 25 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 42,054 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 27 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,416 (X)
Construction 295 4.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 849 11.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,972 (X)
Wholesale trade 225 3.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,845 (X)
Retail trade 1,046 14.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 471 6.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 219 3.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 646 8.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 511 6.9     Families 431 11.2
Educational, health and social services 1,425 19.2   With related children under 18 years 367 19.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 465 6.3        With related children under 5 years 172 25.0
Other services (except public administration) 390 5.3        
Public administration 836 11.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 324 30.8
        With related children under 18 years 293 41.7
             With related children under 5 years 149 57.5
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 2,035 13.3
Private wage and salary workers 5,524 74.6   18 years and over 1,220 10.3
Government workers 1,562 21.1        65 years and over 160 6.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 283 3.8   Related children under 18 years 786 22.9
Unpaid family workers 36 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 543 21.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 625 15.9
             
 
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.