DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Edinburg 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 1,182 100.0     Households 604 100.0
In labor force 640 54.1   Less than $10,000 54 8.9
     Civilian labor force 627 53.0   $10,000 to $14,999 45 7.5
          Employed 591 50.0   $15,000 to $24,999 72 11.9
          Unemployed 36 3.0   $25,000 to $34,999 88 14.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 123 20.4
     Armed Forces 13 1.1   $50,000 to $74,999 128 21.2
Not in labor force 542 45.9   $75,000 to $99,999 51 8.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 27 4.5
   Females 16 years and over 568 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 12 2.0
In labor force 245 43.1   $200,000 or more 4 0.7
     Civilian labor force 245 43.1   Median household income (dollars) 39,762 (X)
          Employed 241 42.4        
             
  Own children under 6 years 58 100.0   With earnings 437 72.4
All parents in family in labor force 24 41.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,989 (X)
        With Social Security income 213 35.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,057 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 590 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 24 4.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 475 80.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 8,575 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 80 13.6   With public assistance income 18 3.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,394 (X)
Walked 8 1.4   With retirement income 185 30.6
Other means 5 0.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,641 (X)
Worked at home 20 3.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 38.5 (X)        
          Families 423 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 591 100.0   Less than $10,000 16 3.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 17 4.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 147 24.9   $15,000 to $24,999 47 11.1
Service occupations 70 11.8   $25,000 to $34,999 71 16.8
Sales and office occupations 148 25.0    $35,000 to $49,999 109 25.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 13 2.2   $50,000 to $74,999 97 22.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 84 14.2   $75,000 to $99,999 32 7.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 129 21.8   $100,000 to $149,999 18 4.3
        150,000 to $199,999 12 2.8
        $200,000 or more 4 0.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 43,317 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 27 4.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,371 (X)
Construction 82 13.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 120 20.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 32,500 (X)
Wholesale trade 24 4.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,732 (X)
Retail trade 60 10.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 24 4.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 13 2.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 18 3.0   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 37 6.3     Families 24 5.7
Educational, health and social services 98 16.6   With related children under 18 years 5 3.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 14 2.4        With related children under 5 years 2 6.5
Other services (except public administration) 23 3.9        
Public administration 51 8.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 5 18.5
        With related children under 18 years 2 18.2
             With related children under 5 years 2 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 115 8.3
Private wage and salary workers 404 68.4   18 years and over 97 8.5
Government workers 119 20.1        65 years and over 22 8.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 64 10.8   Related children under 18 years 15 6.2
Unpaid family workers 4 0.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 13 6.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 49 19.8
             
 
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.