DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Saratoga County
[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 156,118 100.0     Households 78,226 100.0
In labor force 108,283 69.4   Less than $10,000 3,929 5.0
     Civilian labor force 107,119 68.6   $10,000 to $14,999 3,781 4.8
          Employed 102,898 65.9   $15,000 to $24,999 8,668 11.1
          Unemployed 4,221 2.7   $25,000 to $34,999 9,555 12.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 13,627 17.4
     Armed Forces 1,164 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 17,758 22.7
Not in labor force 47,835 30.6   $75,000 to $99,999 10,518 13.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 7,180 9.2
   Females 16 years and over 80,095 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 1,795 2.3
In labor force 50,554 63.1   $200,000 or more 1,415 1.8
     Civilian labor force 50,456 63.0   Median household income (dollars) 49,460 (X)
          Employed 48,724 60.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 15,608 100.0   With earnings 65,488 83.7
All parents in family in labor force 10,000 64.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 59,384 (X)
        With Social Security income 19,096 24.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,947 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 101,950 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,196 2.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 85,035 83.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,783 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 9,346 9.2   With public assistance income 832 1.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 883 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,474 (X)
Walked 2,447 2.4   With retirement income 14,920 19.1
Other means 557 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,159 (X)
Worked at home 3,682 3.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.0 (X)        
          Families 54,000 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 102,898 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,291 2.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,204 2.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 41,042 39.9   $15,000 to $24,999 4,255 7.9
Service occupations 13,835 13.4   $25,000 to $34,999 5,974 11.1
Sales and office occupations 27,709 26.9    $35,000 to $49,999 9,226 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 379 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 13,628 25.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 8,228 8.0   $75,000 to $99,999 9,157 17.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 11,705 11.4   $100,000 to $149,999 6,427 11.9
        150,000 to $199,999 1,602 3.0
        $200,000 or more 1,236 2.3
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 58,213 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 762 0.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 23,945 (X)
Construction 6,226 6.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 11,145 10.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 40,901 (X)
Wholesale trade 3,660 3.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 29,583 (X)
Retail trade 12,378 12.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4,261 4.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 2,906 2.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 7,935 7.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 10,016 9.7     Families 2,054 3.8
Educational, health and social services 23,483 22.8   With related children under 18 years 1,674 6.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 7,269 7.1        With related children under 5 years 694 6.4
Other services (except public administration) 4,231 4.1        
Public administration 8,626 8.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,121 17.5
        With related children under 18 years 1,023 22.7
             With related children under 5 years 389 31.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 11,238 5.7
Private wage and salary workers 76,463 74.3   18 years and over 7,785 5.3
Government workers 19,578 19.0        65 years and over 1,283 5.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 6,586 6.4   Related children under 18 years 3,219 6.5
Unpaid family workers 271 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,385 6.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4,912 14.7
             
 
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.