DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bethlehem 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 23,785 100.0     Households 12,137 100.0
In labor force 16,262 68.4   Less than $10,000 264 2.2
     Civilian labor force 16,238 68.3   $10,000 to $14,999 321 2.6
          Employed 15,662 65.8   $15,000 to $24,999 983 8.1
          Unemployed 576 2.4   $25,000 to $34,999 1,252 10.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,837 15.1
     Armed Forces 24 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 2,466 20.3
Not in labor force 7,523 31.6   $75,000 to $99,999 1,847 15.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,969 16.2
   Females 16 years and over 12,776 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 635 5.2
In labor force 7,910 61.9   $200,000 or more 563 4.6
     Civilian labor force 7,904 61.9   Median household income (dollars) 63,169 (X)
          Employed 7,630 59.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 2,439 100.0   With earnings 9,828 81.0
All parents in family in labor force 1,585 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 78,373 (X)
        With Social Security income 3,394 28.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,280 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 15,378 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 116 1.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 13,259 86.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,851 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 987 6.4   With public assistance income 23 0.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 309 2.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 326 (X)
Walked 221 1.4   With retirement income 2,763 22.8
Other means 71 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 21,821 (X)
Worked at home 531 3.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.3 (X)        
          Families 8,560 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,662 100.0   Less than $10,000 131 1.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 109 1.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 8,666 55.3   $15,000 to $24,999 340 4.0
Service occupations 1,553 9.9   $25,000 to $34,999 477 5.6
Sales and office occupations 3,813 24.3    $35,000 to $49,999 1,170 13.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 17 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,864 21.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 704 4.5   $75,000 to $99,999 1,576 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 909 5.8   $100,000 to $149,999 1,838 21.5
        150,000 to $199,999 556 6.5
        $200,000 or more 499 5.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 77,211 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 30 0.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 31,492 (X)
Construction 636 4.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 796 5.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 52,433 (X)
Wholesale trade 412 2.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 36,739 (X)
Retail trade 1,165 7.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 538 3.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 404 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,159 7.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,622 10.4     Families 195 2.3
Educational, health and social services 4,613 29.5   With related children under 18 years 176 3.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 738 4.7        With related children under 5 years 42 2.7
Other services (except public administration) 688 4.4        
Public administration 2,861 18.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 125 12.2
        With related children under 18 years 125 18.9
             With related children under 5 years 23 20.2
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 952 3.1
Private wage and salary workers 9,432 60.2   18 years and over 621 2.8
Government workers 5,117 32.7        65 years and over 121 2.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,096 7.0   Related children under 18 years 297 3.6
Unpaid family workers 17 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 241 3.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 390 8.6
             
 
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.