DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rensselaerville 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 1,517 100.0     Households 782 100.0
In labor force 956 63.0   Less than $10,000 45 5.8
     Civilian labor force 956 63.0   $10,000 to $14,999 51 6.5
          Employed 914 60.3   $15,000 to $24,999 96 12.3
          Unemployed 42 2.8   $25,000 to $34,999 130 16.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 117 15.0
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 194 24.8
Not in labor force 561 37.0   $75,000 to $99,999 84 10.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 40 5.1
   Females 16 years and over 751 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 16 2.0
In labor force 422 56.2   $200,000 or more 9 1.2
     Civilian labor force 422 56.2   Median household income (dollars) 42,391 (X)
          Employed 403 53.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 119 100.0   With earnings 599 76.6
All parents in family in labor force 68 57.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 50,901 (X)
        With Social Security income 251 32.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,924 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 898 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 32 4.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 696 77.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 8,175 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 119 13.3   With public assistance income 12 1.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12 1.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,650 (X)
Walked 18 2.0   With retirement income 171 21.9
Other means 6 0.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,007 (X)
Worked at home 47 5.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 36.1 (X)        
          Families 527 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 914 100.0   Less than $10,000 5 0.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 22 4.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 330 36.1   $15,000 to $24,999 53 10.1
Service occupations 110 12.0   $25,000 to $34,999 80 15.2
Sales and office occupations 207 22.6    $35,000 to $49,999 90 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 9 1.0   $50,000 to $74,999 149 28.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 127 13.9   $75,000 to $99,999 71 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 131 14.3   $100,000 to $149,999 34 6.5
        150,000 to $199,999 14 2.7
        $200,000 or more 9 1.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 51,607 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 18 2.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,921 (X)
Construction 99 10.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 88 9.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 34,563 (X)
Wholesale trade 22 2.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,298 (X)
Retail trade 69 7.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 60 6.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 14 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 66 7.2   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 85 9.3     Families 15 2.8
Educational, health and social services 190 20.8   With related children under 18 years 13 5.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 57 6.2        With related children under 5 years 8 10.1
Other services (except public administration) 55 6.0        
Public administration 91 10.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 2 3.7
        With related children under 18 years 2 5.4
             With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 100 5.3
Private wage and salary workers 579 63.3   18 years and over 73 5.0
Government workers 250 27.4        65 years and over 10 3.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 82 9.0   Related children under 18 years 27 6.2
Unpaid family workers 3 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 19 5.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 49 14.4
             
 
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.