DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pittstown 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 4,209 100.0     Households 2,012 100.0
In labor force 2,864 68.0   Less than $10,000 127 6.3
     Civilian labor force 2,862 68.0   $10,000 to $14,999 101 5.0
          Employed 2,728 64.8   $15,000 to $24,999 221 11.0
          Unemployed 134 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 152 7.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 406 20.2
     Armed Forces 2 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 583 29.0
Not in labor force 1,345 32.0   $75,000 to $99,999 299 14.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 96 4.8
   Females 16 years and over 2,115 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 21 1.0
In labor force 1,314 62.1   $200,000 or more 6 0.3
     Civilian labor force 1,314 62.1   Median household income (dollars) 49,968 (X)
          Employed 1,231 58.2        
             
  Own children under 6 years 458 100.0   With earnings 1,671 83.1
All parents in family in labor force 320 69.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 51,461 (X)
        With Social Security income 489 24.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,215 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,648 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 82 4.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,145 81.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,210 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 356 13.4   With public assistance income 26 1.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 519 (X)
Walked 36 1.4   With retirement income 405 20.1
Other means 19 0.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,532 (X)
Worked at home 69 2.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 33.6 (X)        
          Families 1,566 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,728 100.0   Less than $10,000 45 2.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 45 2.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 833 30.5   $15,000 to $24,999 179 11.4
Service occupations 286 10.5   $25,000 to $34,999 139 8.9
Sales and office occupations 759 27.8    $35,000 to $49,999 296 18.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 16 0.6   $50,000 to $74,999 489 31.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 331 12.1   $75,000 to $99,999 264 16.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 503 18.4   $100,000 to $149,999 82 5.2
        150,000 to $199,999 21 1.3
        $200,000 or more 6 0.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 52,194 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 58 2.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,578 (X)
Construction 213 7.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 306 11.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,173 (X)
Wholesale trade 91 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,720 (X)
Retail trade 326 12.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 153 5.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 92 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 131 4.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 234 8.6     Families 68 4.3
Educational, health and social services 587 21.5   With related children under 18 years 49 5.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 131 4.8        With related children under 5 years 35 10.7
Other services (except public administration) 150 5.5        
Public administration 256 9.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 33 15.5
        With related children under 18 years 33 20.9
             With related children under 5 years 19 38.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 336 6.0
Private wage and salary workers 1,973 72.3   18 years and over 206 5.1
Government workers 557 20.4        65 years and over 50 9.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 198 7.3   Related children under 18 years 125 7.7
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 83 6.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 112 16.1
             
 
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.