DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rensselaer city
[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 6,058 100.0     Households 3,325 100.0
In labor force 4,006 66.1   Less than $10,000 355 10.7
     Civilian labor force 4,000 66.0   $10,000 to $14,999 239 7.2
          Employed 3,758 62.0   $15,000 to $24,999 564 17.0
          Unemployed 242 4.0   $25,000 to $34,999 521 15.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 579 17.4
     Armed Forces 6 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 633 19.0
Not in labor force 2,052 33.9   $75,000 to $99,999 249 7.5
        $100,000 to $149,999 143 4.3
   Females 16 years and over 3,304 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 10 0.3
In labor force 1,946 58.9   $200,000 or more 32 1.0
     Civilian labor force 1,946 58.9   Median household income (dollars) 34,730 (X)
          Employed 1,850 56.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 598 100.0   With earnings 2,565 77.1
All parents in family in labor force 392 65.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 41,475 (X)
        With Social Security income 932 28.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,770 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 3,701 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 160 4.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,701 73.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 4,994 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 552 14.9   With public assistance income 110 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 209 5.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,514 (X)
Walked 162 4.4   With retirement income 693 20.8
Other means 13 0.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 35,902 (X)
Worked at home 64 1.7        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.3 (X)        
          Families 1,920 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,758 100.0   Less than $10,000 131 6.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 57 3.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,047 27.9   $15,000 to $24,999 324 16.9
Service occupations 698 18.6   $25,000 to $34,999 263 13.7
Sales and office occupations 1,208 32.1    $35,000 to $49,999 383 19.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 459 23.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 345 9.2   $75,000 to $99,999 193 10.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 456 12.1   $100,000 to $149,999 99 5.2
        150,000 to $199,999 7 0.4
        $200,000 or more 4 0.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 40,688 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4 0.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,674 (X)
Construction 251 6.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 315 8.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 29,685 (X)
Wholesale trade 61 1.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,291 (X)
Retail trade 445 11.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 257 6.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 90 2.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 248 6.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 269 7.2     Families 189 9.8
Educational, health and social services 650 17.3   With related children under 18 years 172 16.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 281 7.5        With related children under 5 years 90 21.3
Other services (except public administration) 226 6.0        
Public administration 661 17.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 127 28.7
        With related children under 18 years 122 40.9
             With related children under 5 years 68 54.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 995 12.8
Private wage and salary workers 2,453 65.3   18 years and over 604 10.4
Government workers 1,150 30.6        65 years and over 94 9.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 155 4.1   Related children under 18 years 365 19.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 259 18.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 359 19.1
             
 
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.