DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Petersburgh 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 1,202 100.0     Households 588 100.0
In labor force 785 65.3   Less than $10,000 46 7.8
     Civilian labor force 785 65.3   $10,000 to $14,999 36 6.1
          Employed 743 61.8   $15,000 to $24,999 81 13.8
          Unemployed 42 3.5   $25,000 to $34,999 61 10.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 96 16.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 135 23.0
Not in labor force 417 34.7   $75,000 to $99,999 59 10.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 63 10.7
   Females 16 years and over 583 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 4 0.7
In labor force 362 62.1   $200,000 or more 7 1.2
     Civilian labor force 362 62.1   Median household income (dollars) 45,909 (X)
          Employed 334 57.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 144 100.0   With earnings 480 81.6
All parents in family in labor force 107 74.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,910 (X)
        With Social Security income 163 27.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,988 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 708 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 37 6.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 571 80.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,078 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 82 11.6   With public assistance income 4 0.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 675 (X)
Walked 10 1.4   With retirement income 123 20.9
Other means 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 22,322 (X)
Worked at home 43 6.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 33.8 (X)        
          Families 437 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 743 100.0   Less than $10,000 23 5.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 32 7.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 250 33.6   $15,000 to $24,999 59 13.5
Service occupations 94 12.7   $25,000 to $34,999 43 9.8
Sales and office occupations 134 18.0    $35,000 to $49,999 65 14.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 1.6   $50,000 to $74,999 105 24.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 110 14.8   $75,000 to $99,999 60 13.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 143 19.2   $100,000 to $149,999 43 9.8
        150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
        $200,000 or more 7 1.6
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 49,125 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 27 3.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,249 (X)
Construction 85 11.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 137 18.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,500 (X)
Wholesale trade 15 2.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,208 (X)
Retail trade 65 8.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 26 3.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 24 3.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 31 4.2   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 50 6.7     Families 43 9.8
Educational, health and social services 165 22.2   With related children under 18 years 27 12.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 45 6.1        With related children under 5 years 9 11.8
Other services (except public administration) 26 3.5        
Public administration 47 6.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 7 19.4
        With related children under 18 years 7 31.8
             With related children under 5 years 2 15.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 192 12.3
Private wage and salary workers 501 67.4   18 years and over 123 10.7
Government workers 160 21.5        65 years and over 20 10.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 80 10.8   Related children under 18 years 69 16.8
Unpaid family workers 2 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 60 19.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 45 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.