DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New Scotland 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 6,736 100.0     Households 3,324 100.0
In labor force 4,671 69.3   Less than $10,000 96 2.9
     Civilian labor force 4,671 69.3   $10,000 to $14,999 127 3.8
          Employed 4,537 67.4   $15,000 to $24,999 317 9.5
          Unemployed 134 2.0   $25,000 to $34,999 350 10.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 437 13.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 851 25.6
Not in labor force 2,065 30.7   $75,000 to $99,999 491 14.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 478 14.4
   Females 16 years and over 3,516 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 60 1.8
In labor force 2,172 61.8   $200,000 or more 117 3.5
     Civilian labor force 2,172 61.8   Median household income (dollars) 58,956 (X)
          Employed 2,119 60.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 611 100.0   With earnings 2,809 84.5
All parents in family in labor force 339 55.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 73,173 (X)
        With Social Security income 843 25.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,436 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,477 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 51 1.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,934 87.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,224 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 366 8.2   With public assistance income 38 1.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 16 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,576 (X)
Walked 53 1.2   With retirement income 680 20.5
Other means 5 0.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,334 (X)
Worked at home 103 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.8 (X)        
          Families 2,573 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,537 100.0   Less than $10,000 43 1.7
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 30 1.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,018 44.5   $15,000 to $24,999 187 7.3
Service occupations 448 9.9   $25,000 to $34,999 232 9.0
Sales and office occupations 1,089 24.0    $35,000 to $49,999 313 12.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 22 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 718 27.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 557 12.3   $75,000 to $99,999 417 16.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 403 8.9   $100,000 to $149,999 464 18.0
        150,000 to $199,999 60 2.3
        $200,000 or more 109 4.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 65,753 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 50 1.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 29,231 (X)
Construction 359 7.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 224 4.9   Male full-time, year-round workers 44,138 (X)
Wholesale trade 109 2.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 33,941 (X)
Retail trade 420 9.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 278 6.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 109 2.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 320 7.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 358 7.9     Families 64 2.5
Educational, health and social services 1,117 24.6   With related children under 18 years 40 3.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 210 4.6        With related children under 5 years 20 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 257 5.7        
Public administration 726 16.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 25 7.2
        With related children under 18 years 25 10.8
             With related children under 5 years 11 20.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 351 4.1
Private wage and salary workers 2,975 65.6   18 years and over 252 3.9
Government workers 1,298 28.6        65 years and over 45 4.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 252 5.6   Related children under 18 years 99 4.6
Unpaid family workers 12 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 77 4.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 140 13.5
             
 
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.