DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Westerlo 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 2,653 100.0     Households 1,318 100.0
In labor force 1,651 62.2   Less than $10,000 87 6.6
     Civilian labor force 1,651 62.2   $10,000 to $14,999 70 5.3
          Employed 1,559 58.8   $15,000 to $24,999 116 8.8
          Unemployed 92 3.5   $25,000 to $34,999 127 9.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 285 21.6
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 388 29.4
Not in labor force 1,002 37.8   $75,000 to $99,999 142 10.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 78 5.9
   Females 16 years and over 1,377 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 6 0.5
In labor force 728 52.9   $200,000 or more 19 1.4
     Civilian labor force 728 52.9   Median household income (dollars) 48,488 (X)
          Employed 689 50.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 280 100.0   With earnings 1,052 79.8
All parents in family in labor force 167 59.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 57,553 (X)
        With Social Security income 387 29.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,287 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,540 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 43 3.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,290 83.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,649 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 140 9.1   With public assistance income 21 1.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 17 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,862 (X)
Walked 40 2.6   With retirement income 250 19.0
Other means 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,147 (X)
Worked at home 53 3.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.1 (X)        
          Families 964 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,559 100.0   Less than $10,000 42 4.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 25 2.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 545 35.0   $15,000 to $24,999 18 1.9
Service occupations 261 16.7   $25,000 to $34,999 83 8.6
Sales and office occupations 344 22.1    $35,000 to $49,999 252 26.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 320 33.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 212 13.6   $75,000 to $99,999 131 13.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 197 12.6   $100,000 to $149,999 68 7.1
        150,000 to $199,999 6 0.6
        $200,000 or more 19 2.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 55,660 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 23 1.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,000 (X)
Construction 151 9.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 225 14.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,516 (X)
Wholesale trade 23 1.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,393 (X)
Retail trade 124 8.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 75 4.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 33 2.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 132 8.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 117 7.5     Families 42 4.4
Educational, health and social services 362 23.2   With related children under 18 years 28 5.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 56 3.6        With related children under 5 years 10 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 57 3.7        
Public administration 181 11.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 34 29.6
        With related children under 18 years 28 41.8
             With related children under 5 years 10 100.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 188 5.4
Private wage and salary workers 1,082 69.4   18 years and over 134 5.3
Government workers 369 23.7        65 years and over 11 2.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 105 6.7   Related children under 18 years 54 5.9
Unpaid family workers 3 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 43 6.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 77 17.1
             
 
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.