DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Knox 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 2,016 100.0     Households 982 100.0
In labor force 1,439 71.4   Less than $10,000 39 4.0
     Civilian labor force 1,439 71.4   $10,000 to $14,999 36 3.7
          Employed 1,366 67.8   $15,000 to $24,999 90 9.2
          Unemployed 73 3.6   $25,000 to $34,999 101 10.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 159 16.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 285 29.0
Not in labor force 577 28.6   $75,000 to $99,999 168 17.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 75 7.6
   Females 16 years and over 1,011 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 22 2.2
In labor force 680 67.3   $200,000 or more 7 0.7
     Civilian labor force 680 67.3   Median household income (dollars) 55,658 (X)
          Employed 653 64.6        
             
  Own children under 6 years 152 100.0   With earnings 837 85.2
All parents in family in labor force 103 67.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 58,538 (X)
        With Social Security income 242 24.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,510 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,331 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 30 3.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,133 85.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,157 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 108 8.1   With public assistance income 9 0.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 4,656 (X)
Walked 13 1.0   With retirement income 181 18.4
Other means 5 0.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,737 (X)
Worked at home 66 5.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 33.9 (X)        
          Families 709 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,366 100.0   Less than $10,000 18 2.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 18 2.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 505 37.0   $15,000 to $24,999 40 5.6
Service occupations 118 8.6   $25,000 to $34,999 42 5.9
Sales and office occupations 359 26.3    $35,000 to $49,999 114 16.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 0.9   $50,000 to $74,999 227 32.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 190 13.9   $75,000 to $99,999 154 21.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 182 13.3   $100,000 to $149,999 72 10.2
        150,000 to $199,999 17 2.4
        $200,000 or more 7 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 63,697 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 24 1.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,670 (X)
Construction 138 10.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 124 9.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,112 (X)
Wholesale trade 58 4.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,054 (X)
Retail trade 150 11.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 67 4.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 52 3.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 80 5.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 95 7.0     Families 27 3.8
Educational, health and social services 294 21.5   With related children under 18 years 17 4.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 52 3.8        With related children under 5 years 14 10.6
Other services (except public administration) 80 5.9        
Public administration 152 11.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 14 18.7
        With related children under 18 years 14 26.9
             With related children under 5 years 11 73.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 141 5.4
Private wage and salary workers 905 66.3   18 years and over 95 4.9
Government workers 323 23.6        65 years and over 28 11.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 138 10.1   Related children under 18 years 46 6.6
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 28 4.9
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 43 11.3
             
 
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.