DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northumberland 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 3,354 100.0     Households 1,593 100.0
In labor force 2,409 71.8   Less than $10,000 74 4.6
     Civilian labor force 2,393 71.3   $10,000 to $14,999 68 4.3
          Employed 2,266 67.6   $15,000 to $24,999 134 8.4
          Unemployed 127 3.8   $25,000 to $34,999 149 9.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 316 19.8
     Armed Forces 16 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 525 33.0
Not in labor force 945 28.2   $75,000 to $99,999 207 13.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 107 6.7
   Females 16 years and over 1,679 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 1,091 65.0   $200,000 or more 13 0.8
     Civilian labor force 1,091 65.0   Median household income (dollars) 51,559 (X)
          Employed 1,053 62.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 421 100.0   With earnings 1,407 88.3
All parents in family in labor force 276 65.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 53,486 (X)
        With Social Security income 374 23.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,684 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,243 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 58 3.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,948 86.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,040 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 196 8.7   With public assistance income 19 1.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 18 0.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 468 (X)
Walked 19 0.8   With retirement income 275 17.3
Other means 11 0.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,490 (X)
Worked at home 51 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.0 (X)        
          Families 1,270 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,266 100.0   Less than $10,000 43 3.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 34 2.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 669 29.5   $15,000 to $24,999 77 6.1
Service occupations 307 13.5   $25,000 to $34,999 146 11.5
Sales and office occupations 620 27.4    $35,000 to $49,999 251 19.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 18 0.8   $50,000 to $74,999 432 34.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 242 10.7   $75,000 to $99,999 174 13.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 410 18.1   $100,000 to $149,999 100 7.9
        150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
        $200,000 or more 13 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 53,523 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 35 1.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,104 (X)
Construction 123 5.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 429 18.9   Male full-time, year-round workers 36,964 (X)
Wholesale trade 51 2.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,185 (X)
Retail trade 392 17.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 64 2.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 23 1.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 90 4.0   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 191 8.4     Families 61 4.8
Educational, health and social services 431 19.0   With related children under 18 years 61 8.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 137 6.0        With related children under 5 years 15 4.3
Other services (except public administration) 127 5.6        
Public administration 173 7.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 34 29.6
        With related children under 18 years 34 41.0
             With related children under 5 years 5 22.7
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 284 6.2
Private wage and salary workers 1,796 79.3   18 years and over 157 4.9
Government workers 346 15.3        65 years and over 7 2.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 119 5.3   Related children under 18 years 122 9.1
Unpaid family workers 5 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 95 9.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 66 13.3
             
 
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.