DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Colonie village
[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 6,429 100.0     Households 3,188 100.0
In labor force 4,427 68.9   Less than $10,000 96 3.0
     Civilian labor force 4,427 68.9   $10,000 to $14,999 93 2.9
          Employed 4,218 65.6   $15,000 to $24,999 204 6.4
          Unemployed 209 3.3   $25,000 to $34,999 399 12.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 599 18.8
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 897 28.1
Not in labor force 2,002 31.1   $75,000 to $99,999 626 19.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 204 6.4
   Females 16 years and over 3,368 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 70 2.2
In labor force 2,163 64.2   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 2,163 64.2   Median household income (dollars) 54,597 (X)
          Employed 2,047 60.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 435 100.0   With earnings 2,622 82.2
All parents in family in labor force 325 74.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 55,060 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,018 31.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,976 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,145 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 96 3.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,683 88.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,729 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 289 7.0   With public assistance income 34 1.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 111 2.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,679 (X)
Walked 25 0.6   With retirement income 849 26.6
Other means 14 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,180 (X)
Worked at home 23 0.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 16.9 (X)        
          Families 2,283 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,218 100.0   Less than $10,000 32 1.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 53 2.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,462 34.7   $15,000 to $24,999 63 2.8
Service occupations 554 13.1   $25,000 to $34,999 217 9.5
Sales and office occupations 1,451 34.4    $35,000 to $49,999 374 16.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 746 32.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 279 6.6   $75,000 to $99,999 544 23.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 472 11.2   $100,000 to $149,999 184 8.1
        150,000 to $199,999 70 3.1
        $200,000 or more 0 0.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 63,822 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 25 0.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 23,596 (X)
Construction 218 5.2   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 213 5.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 38,515 (X)
Wholesale trade 194 4.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,929 (X)
Retail trade 495 11.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 228 5.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 111 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 371 8.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 325 7.7     Families 57 2.5
Educational, health and social services 810 19.2   With related children under 18 years 35 3.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 335 7.9        With related children under 5 years 32 10.4
Other services (except public administration) 187 4.4        
Public administration 706 16.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 16 5.0
        With related children under 18 years 7 4.5
             With related children under 5 years 7 22.6
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 308 3.9
Private wage and salary workers 2,786 66.1   18 years and over 244 3.9
Government workers 1,255 29.8        65 years and over 58 4.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 177 4.2   Related children under 18 years 52 3.3
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 9 0.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 131 10.9
             
 
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.