DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Milton 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 12,865 100.0     Households 6,411 100.0
In labor force 9,102 70.8   Less than $10,000 304 4.7
     Civilian labor force 8,914 69.3   $10,000 to $14,999 320 5.0
          Employed 8,571 66.6   $15,000 to $24,999 733 11.4
          Unemployed 343 2.7   $25,000 to $34,999 996 15.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,274 19.9
     Armed Forces 188 1.5   $50,000 to $74,999 1,434 22.4
Not in labor force 3,763 29.2   $75,000 to $99,999 754 11.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 495 7.7
   Females 16 years and over 6,445 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 52 0.8
In labor force 4,154 64.5   $200,000 or more 49 0.8
     Civilian labor force 4,147 64.3   Median household income (dollars) 45,262 (X)
          Employed 4,047 62.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,654 100.0   With earnings 5,481 85.5
All parents in family in labor force 1,256 75.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 53,573 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,343 20.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,441 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 8,500 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 236 3.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 6,759 79.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,019 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,157 13.6   With public assistance income 84 1.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 74 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,420 (X)
Walked 168 2.0   With retirement income 1,105 17.2
Other means 39 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,435 (X)
Worked at home 303 3.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.7 (X)        
          Families 4,598 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 8,571 100.0   Less than $10,000 106 2.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 155 3.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,935 34.2   $15,000 to $24,999 418 9.1
Service occupations 1,373 16.0   $25,000 to $34,999 640 13.9
Sales and office occupations 2,293 26.8    $35,000 to $49,999 878 19.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 10 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,158 25.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 952 11.1   $75,000 to $99,999 691 15.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,008 11.8   $100,000 to $149,999 461 10.0
        150,000 to $199,999 42 0.9
        $200,000 or more 49 1.1
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 51,771 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 45 0.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,443 (X)
Construction 672 7.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 842 9.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 36,863 (X)
Wholesale trade 384 4.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,335 (X)
Retail trade 1,016 11.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 351 4.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 216 2.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 714 8.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 809 9.4     Families 216 4.7
Educational, health and social services 1,779 20.8   With related children under 18 years 191 7.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 737 8.6        With related children under 5 years 59 5.3
Other services (except public administration) 348 4.1        
Public administration 658 7.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 142 24.4
        With related children under 18 years 126 27.3
             With related children under 5 years 42 31.6
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,132 6.7
Private wage and salary workers 6,542 76.3   18 years and over 706 5.8
Government workers 1,626 19.0        65 years and over 63 4.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 380 4.4   Related children under 18 years 408 8.7
Unpaid family workers 23 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 317 9.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 410 15.1
             
 
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.