DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ballston 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 6,781 100.0     Households 3,252 100.0
In labor force 4,521 66.7   Less than $10,000 146 4.5
     Civilian labor force 4,490 66.2   $10,000 to $14,999 133 4.1
          Employed 4,359 64.3   $15,000 to $24,999 305 9.4
          Unemployed 131 1.9   $25,000 to $34,999 336 10.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 542 16.7
     Armed Forces 31 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 743 22.8
Not in labor force 2,260 33.3   $75,000 to $99,999 590 18.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 373 11.5
   Females 16 years and over 3,572 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 66 2.0
In labor force 2,056 57.6   $200,000 or more 18 0.6
     Civilian labor force 2,056 57.6   Median household income (dollars) 54,845 (X)
          Employed 1,992 55.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 732 100.0   With earnings 2,667 82.0
All parents in family in labor force 502 68.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 61,833 (X)
        With Social Security income 901 27.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,141 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,261 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 89 2.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,711 87.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,279 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 222 5.2   With public assistance income 7 0.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 45 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 186 (X)
Walked 102 2.4   With retirement income 694 21.3
Other means 14 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 21,890 (X)
Worked at home 167 3.9        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.7 (X)        
          Families 2,448 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,359 100.0   Less than $10,000 58 2.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 14 0.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,004 46.0   $15,000 to $24,999 148 6.0
Service occupations 484 11.1   $25,000 to $34,999 234 9.6
Sales and office occupations 1,023 23.5    $35,000 to $49,999 432 17.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 8 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 628 25.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 337 7.7   $75,000 to $99,999 513 21.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 503 11.5   $100,000 to $149,999 337 13.8
        150,000 to $199,999 66 2.7
        $200,000 or more 18 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 61,709 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 60 1.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 24,206 (X)
Construction 215 4.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 511 11.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 44,365 (X)
Wholesale trade 125 2.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,918 (X)
Retail trade 468 10.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 240 5.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 165 3.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 219 5.0   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 464 10.6     Families 75 3.1
Educational, health and social services 1,200 27.5   With related children under 18 years 60 4.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 251 5.8        With related children under 5 years 36 8.1
Other services (except public administration) 175 4.0        
Public administration 266 6.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 43 14.2
        With related children under 18 years 43 21.7
             With related children under 5 years 28 52.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 385 4.6
Private wage and salary workers 3,175 72.8   18 years and over 260 4.2
Government workers 874 20.1        65 years and over 64 5.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 298 6.8   Related children under 18 years 121 5.4
Unpaid family workers 12 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 82 4.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 157 13.9
             
 
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.