DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Guilderland 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 25,684 100.0     Households 13,411 100.0
In labor force 17,889 69.7   Less than $10,000 643 4.8
     Civilian labor force 17,864 69.6   $10,000 to $14,999 394 2.9
          Employed 17,413 67.8   $15,000 to $24,999 1,039 7.7
          Unemployed 451 1.8   $25,000 to $34,999 1,485 11.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,955 14.6
     Armed Forces 25 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 3,260 24.3
Not in labor force 7,795 30.3   $75,000 to $99,999 1,968 14.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,677 12.5
   Females 16 years and over 13,601 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 574 4.3
In labor force 8,664 63.7   $200,000 or more 416 3.1
     Civilian labor force 8,664 63.7   Median household income (dollars) 58,669 (X)
          Employed 8,531 62.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 2,066 100.0   With earnings 11,243 83.8
All parents in family in labor force 1,344 65.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 69,146 (X)
        With Social Security income 3,344 24.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,937 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 17,173 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 274 2.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 14,685 85.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,892 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,396 8.1   With public assistance income 141 1.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 305 1.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,852 (X)
Walked 153 0.9   With retirement income 2,792 20.8
Other means 72 0.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,769 (X)
Worked at home 562 3.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.9 (X)        
          Families 8,775 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 17,413 100.0   Less than $10,000 150 1.7
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 139 1.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 9,264 53.2   $15,000 to $24,999 425 4.8
Service occupations 1,583 9.1   $25,000 to $34,999 654 7.5
Sales and office occupations 4,585 26.3    $35,000 to $49,999 1,205 13.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 27 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 2,311 26.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 949 5.4   $75,000 to $99,999 1,608 18.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,005 5.8   $100,000 to $149,999 1,469 16.7
        150,000 to $199,999 485 5.5
        $200,000 or more 329 3.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 68,472 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 24 0.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 29,508 (X)
Construction 744 4.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 916 5.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 48,742 (X)
Wholesale trade 572 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 34,796 (X)
Retail trade 1,823 10.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 653 3.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 576 3.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,468 8.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,670 9.6     Families 214 2.4
Educational, health and social services 4,575 26.3   With related children under 18 years 135 3.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 835 4.8        With related children under 5 years 60 4.3
Other services (except public administration) 814 4.7        
Public administration 2,743 15.8     Families with female householder, no husband present 81 7.4
        With related children under 18 years 63 8.8
             With related children under 5 years 28 21.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,321 4.1
Private wage and salary workers 11,307 64.9   18 years and over 1,104 4.5
Government workers 5,073 29.1        65 years and over 162 4.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 999 5.7   Related children under 18 years 217 2.8
Unpaid family workers 34 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 152 2.5
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 753 12.7
             
 
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.