DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Grafton 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 1,546 100.0     Households 757 100.0
In labor force 1,077 69.7   Less than $10,000 44 5.8
     Civilian labor force 1,077 69.7   $10,000 to $14,999 29 3.8
          Employed 1,038 67.1   $15,000 to $24,999 79 10.4
          Unemployed 39 2.5   $25,000 to $34,999 100 13.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 147 19.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 194 25.6
Not in labor force 469 30.3   $75,000 to $99,999 94 12.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 54 7.1
   Females 16 years and over 763 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 9 1.2
In labor force 515 67.5   $200,000 or more 7 0.9
     Civilian labor force 515 67.5   Median household income (dollars) 48,347 (X)
          Employed 496 65.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 146 100.0   With earnings 626 82.7
All parents in family in labor force 116 79.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 53,600 (X)
        With Social Security income 179 23.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,984 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,022 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 27 3.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 858 84.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,726 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 120 11.7   With public assistance income 18 2.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7 0.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,256 (X)
Walked 11 1.1   With retirement income 164 21.7
Other means 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,271 (X)
Worked at home 26 2.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 35.5 (X)        
          Families 564 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,038 100.0   Less than $10,000 19 3.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 9 1.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 372 35.8   $15,000 to $24,999 43 7.6
Service occupations 121 11.7   $25,000 to $34,999 66 11.7
Sales and office occupations 233 22.4    $35,000 to $49,999 111 19.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 8 0.8   $50,000 to $74,999 166 29.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 135 13.0   $75,000 to $99,999 89 15.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 169 16.3   $100,000 to $149,999 45 8.0
        150,000 to $199,999 9 1.6
        $200,000 or more 7 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 53,810 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 12 1.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,312 (X)
Construction 81 7.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 106 10.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 38,333 (X)
Wholesale trade 23 2.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,750 (X)
Retail trade 115 11.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 63 6.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 30 2.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 28 2.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 73 7.0     Families 25 4.4
Educational, health and social services 289 27.8   With related children under 18 years 19 6.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 51 4.9        With related children under 5 years 5 6.5
Other services (except public administration) 38 3.7        
Public administration 129 12.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 9 17.6
        With related children under 18 years 9 26.5
             With related children under 5 years 5 100.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 120 6.0
Private wage and salary workers 691 66.6   18 years and over 87 5.8
Government workers 289 27.8        65 years and over 11 5.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 55 5.3   Related children under 18 years 33 6.7
Unpaid family workers 3 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 24 6.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 46 17.9
             
 
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.