DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Nassau 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 3,718 100.0     Households 1,853 100.0
In labor force 2,646 71.2   Less than $10,000 108 5.8
     Civilian labor force 2,640 71.0   $10,000 to $14,999 74 4.0
          Employed 2,542 68.4   $15,000 to $24,999 213 11.5
          Unemployed 98 2.6   $25,000 to $34,999 240 13.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 347 18.7
     Armed Forces 6 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 475 25.6
Not in labor force 1,072 28.8   $75,000 to $99,999 208 11.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 128 6.9
   Females 16 years and over 1,852 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 35 1.9
In labor force 1,260 68.0   $200,000 or more 25 1.3
     Civilian labor force 1,260 68.0   Median household income (dollars) 46,526 (X)
          Employed 1,233 66.6        
             
  Own children under 6 years 291 100.0   With earnings 1,555 83.9
All parents in family in labor force 200 68.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 56,096 (X)
        With Social Security income 472 25.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,679 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,528 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 38 2.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,090 82.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 8,584 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 291 11.5   With public assistance income 38 2.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 29 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,524 (X)
Walked 48 1.9   With retirement income 333 18.0
Other means 5 0.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,541 (X)
Worked at home 65 2.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.3 (X)        
          Families 1,329 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,542 100.0   Less than $10,000 54 4.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 23 1.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 948 37.3   $15,000 to $24,999 135 10.2
Service occupations 351 13.8   $25,000 to $34,999 131 9.9
Sales and office occupations 615 24.2    $35,000 to $49,999 246 18.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 10 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 377 28.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 303 11.9   $75,000 to $99,999 196 14.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 315 12.4   $100,000 to $149,999 118 8.9
        150,000 to $199,999 26 2.0
        $200,000 or more 23 1.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 53,313 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 21 0.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,785 (X)
Construction 240 9.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 191 7.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 38,981 (X)
Wholesale trade 43 1.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,804 (X)
Retail trade 296 11.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 88 3.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 86 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 138 5.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 204 8.0     Families 78 5.9
Educational, health and social services 658 25.9   With related children under 18 years 63 9.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 145 5.7        With related children under 5 years 31 13.4
Other services (except public administration) 171 6.7        
Public administration 261 10.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 54 34.8
        With related children under 18 years 48 49.0
             With related children under 5 years 18 62.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 370 7.7
Private wage and salary workers 1,726 67.9   18 years and over 220 6.2
Government workers 585 23.0        65 years and over 36 7.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 204 8.0   Related children under 18 years 148 12.0
Unpaid family workers 27 1.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 117 12.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 105 14.6
             
 
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.