DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Capital District, NY {Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, & Schenectady Counties}
[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 626,493 100.0%             Households 318,433 100.0%
In labor force 415,141 66.3%   Less than $10,000 25,429 8.0%
     Civilian labor force 413,475 66.0%   $10,000 to $14,999 19,457 6.1%
          Employed 390,305 62.3%   $15,000 to $24,999 38,852 12.2%
          Unemployed 23,170 3.7%   $25,000 to $34,999 40,565 12.7%
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.6% (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 52,366 16.4%
     Armed Forces 1,666 0.3%   $50,000 to $74,999 67,256 21.1%
Not in labor force 211,352 33.7%   $75,000 to $99,999 36,616 11.5%
        $100,000 to $149,999 26,092 8.2%
           Females 16 years and over 327,675 100.0%   $150,000 to $199,999 6,533 2.1%
In labor force 198,291 60.5%   $200,000 or more 5,267 1.7%
     Civilian labor force 198,109 60.5%   Median household income (dollars) $45,001 (X)
          Employed 188,307 57.5%        
             
          Own children under 6 years 56,771 100.0%   With earnings 253,281 79.5%
All parents in family in labor force 37,804 66.6%        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ (X)
(X)
        With Social Security income 86,895 27.3%
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ (X)
(X)
          Workers 16 years and over 384,047 100.0%   With Supplemental Security Income 11,935 3.7%
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 305,862 79.6%        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 37,413 9.7%          (dollars) (X)
(X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12,890 3.4%   With public assistance income 8,109 2.5%
Walked 14,376 3.7%        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ (X)
(X)
Other means 2,296 0.6%   With retirement income 65,255 20.5%
Worked at home 11,210 2.9%        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ (X) (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.5 (X)        
                  Families 202,797 100.0%
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 8,619 4.3%
           16 years and over 390,305 100.0%   $10,000 to $14,999 6,551 3.2%
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 17,520 8.6%
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 21,862 10.8%
 occupations 153,893 39.4%   $35,000 to $49,999 33,585 16.6%
Service occupations 55,119 14.1%   $50,000 to $74,999 50,833 25.1%
Sales and office occupations 110,132 28.2%   $75,000 to $99,999 30,904 15.2%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 788 0.2%   $100,000 to $149,999 22,888 11.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 5,754 2.8%
  occupations 29,081 7.5%   $200,000 or more 4,281 2.1%
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) $56,522 (X)
 moving occupations 41,292 10.6%        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ $22,815 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers (X) (X)
 and mining 1,984 0.5%   Female full-time, year-round workers (X) (X)
Construction 21,260 5.4%   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 31,349 8.0%     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 11,549 3.0%     below below
Retail trade 43,875 11.2%     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16,940 4.3%   Subject level level
Information 11,244 2.9%   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 28,929 7.4%             Families 12,765 6.3%
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 10,429 10.1%
 strative, and waste management services 35,406 9.1%        With related children under 5 years 5,585 14.1%
Educational, health and social services 96,839 24.8%        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 26,798 6.9%
              no husband present 7,892 23.0%
Other services (except public administration) 18,177 4.7%   With related children under 18 years 7,334 31.1%
Public administration 45,955 11.8%        With related children under 5 years 3,952 47.7%
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 70,554 9.2%
Private wage and salary workers 276,795 70.9%   18 years and over 48,411 8.3%
Government workers 91,268 23.4%        65 years and over 6,929 6.7%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 21,254 11.5%
 business 21,375 5.5%        Related children 5 to 17 years 14,417 10.5%
Unpaid family workers 867 0.2%   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 30,206 19.2%
 
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.