DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Saratoga Springs city
[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 21,631 100.0     Households 10,777 100.0
In labor force 14,606 67.5   Less than $10,000 901 8.4
     Civilian labor force 14,207 65.7   $10,000 to $14,999 770 7.1
          Employed 13,582 62.8   $15,000 to $24,999 1,427 13.2
          Unemployed 625 2.9   $25,000 to $34,999 1,149 10.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,644 15.3
     Armed Forces 399 1.8   $50,000 to $74,999 2,113 19.6
Not in labor force 7,025 32.5   $75,000 to $99,999 1,367 12.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 804 7.5
   Females 16 years and over 11,506 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 261 2.4
In labor force 6,951 60.4   $200,000 or more 341 3.2
     Civilian labor force 6,926 60.2   Median household income (dollars) 45,130 (X)
          Employed 6,621 57.5        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,581 100.0   With earnings 8,683 80.6
All parents in family in labor force 1,050 66.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 59,939 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,822 26.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,934 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 13,759 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 394 3.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 10,292 74.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,973 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,354 9.8   With public assistance income 163 1.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 279 2.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,739 (X)
Walked 1,149 8.4   With retirement income 1,853 17.2
Other means 126 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,113 (X)
Worked at home 559 4.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.5 (X)        
          Families 6,032 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 13,582 100.0   Less than $10,000 189 3.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 187 3.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 5,868 43.2   $15,000 to $24,999 570 9.4
Service occupations 2,378 17.5   $25,000 to $34,999 558 9.3
Sales and office occupations 3,621 26.7    $35,000 to $49,999 952 15.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 46 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 1,317 21.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 673 5.0   $75,000 to $99,999 1,127 18.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 996 7.3   $100,000 to $149,999 649 10.8
        150,000 to $199,999 230 3.8
        $200,000 or more 253 4.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 59,281 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 53 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 26,250 (X)
Construction 528 3.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,080 8.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,573 (X)
Wholesale trade 466 3.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 29,439 (X)
Retail trade 1,403 10.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 364 2.7                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 391 2.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 900 6.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,278 9.4     Families 329 5.5
Educational, health and social services 4,026 29.6   With related children under 18 years 302 10.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,574 11.6        With related children under 5 years 164 13.2
Other services (except public administration) 501 3.7        
Public administration 1,018 7.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 195 22.3
        With related children under 18 years 184 30.3
             With related children under 5 years 78 36.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 2,122 8.8
Private wage and salary workers 9,599 70.7   18 years and over 1,583 8.3
Government workers 2,702 19.9        65 years and over 189 5.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,210 8.9   Related children under 18 years 497 10.0
Unpaid family workers 71 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 336 9.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 1,164 18.0
             
 
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.