DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schodack 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 9,694 100.0     Households 4,729 100.0
In labor force 6,813 70.3   Less than $10,000 163 3.4
     Civilian labor force 6,809 70.2   $10,000 to $14,999 135 2.9
          Employed 6,619 68.3   $15,000 to $24,999 462 9.8
          Unemployed 190 2.0   $25,000 to $34,999 589 12.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 786 16.6
     Armed Forces 4 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 1,082 22.9
Not in labor force 2,881 29.7   $75,000 to $99,999 764 16.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 571 12.1
   Females 16 years and over 4,965 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 93 2.0
In labor force 3,246 65.4   $200,000 or more 84 1.8
     Civilian labor force 3,246 65.4   Median household income (dollars) 55,176 (X)
          Employed 3,185 64.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 859 100.0   With earnings 3,919 82.9
All parents in family in labor force 596 69.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 62,285 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,256 26.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,949 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 6,541 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 153 3.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,510 84.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,927 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 708 10.8   With public assistance income 102 2.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 72 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,268 (X)
Walked 80 1.2   With retirement income 1,028 21.7
Other means 37 0.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,465 (X)
Worked at home 134 2.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.0 (X)        
          Families 3,531 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 6,619 100.0   Less than $10,000 46 1.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 66 1.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,674 40.4   $15,000 to $24,999 205 5.8
Service occupations 785 11.9   $25,000 to $34,999 356 10.1
Sales and office occupations 1,820 27.5    $35,000 to $49,999 553 15.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 8 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 969 27.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 690 10.4   $75,000 to $99,999 640 18.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 642 9.7   $100,000 to $149,999 535 15.2
        150,000 to $199,999 84 2.4
        $200,000 or more 77 2.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 63,622 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 85 1.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 24,560 (X)
Construction 525 7.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 429 6.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 40,090 (X)
Wholesale trade 190 2.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 31,278 (X)
Retail trade 601 9.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 339 5.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 137 2.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 505 7.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 566 8.6     Families 81 2.3
Educational, health and social services 1,657 25.0   With related children under 18 years 73 4.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 331 5.0        With related children under 5 years 36 7.0
Other services (except public administration) 308 4.7        
Public administration 946 14.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 34 9.4
        With related children under 18 years 34 14.4
             With related children under 5 years 15 39.5
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 528 4.3
Private wage and salary workers 4,383 66.2   18 years and over 319 3.5
Government workers 1,817 27.5        65 years and over 52 3.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 417 6.3   Related children under 18 years 197 6.2
Unpaid family workers 2 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 151 6.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 199 12.3
             
 
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.