DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Providence 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 1,386 100.0     Households 668 100.0
In labor force 938 67.7   Less than $10,000 46 6.9
     Civilian labor force 928 67.0   $10,000 to $14,999 26 3.9
          Employed 889 64.1   $15,000 to $24,999 74 11.1
          Unemployed 39 2.8   $25,000 to $34,999 107 16.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 164 24.6
     Armed Forces 10 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 151 22.6
Not in labor force 448 32.3   $75,000 to $99,999 71 10.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 21 3.1
   Females 16 years and over 700 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 427 61.0   $200,000 or more 8 1.2
     Civilian labor force 427 61.0   Median household income (dollars) 43,194 (X)
          Employed 419 59.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 141 100.0   With earnings 571 85.5
All parents in family in labor force 82 58.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 46,208 (X)
        With Social Security income 148 22.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,391 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 895 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 24 3.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 744 83.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,888 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 107 12.0   With public assistance income 7 1.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,500 (X)
Walked 5 0.6   With retirement income 125 18.7
Other means 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,242 (X)
Worked at home 39 4.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.4 (X)        
          Families 513 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 889 100.0   Less than $10,000 24 4.7
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 8 1.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 220 24.7   $15,000 to $24,999 50 9.7
Service occupations 165 18.6   $25,000 to $34,999 95 18.5
Sales and office occupations 193 21.7    $35,000 to $49,999 119 23.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 133 25.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 129 14.5   $75,000 to $99,999 58 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 180 20.2   $100,000 to $149,999 18 3.5
        150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
        $200,000 or more 8 1.6
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 45,202 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7 0.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,853 (X)
Construction 108 12.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 149 16.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 33,125 (X)
Wholesale trade 25 2.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,833 (X)
Retail trade 89 10.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 50 5.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 25 2.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 38 4.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 65 7.3     Families 27 5.3
Educational, health and social services 180 20.2   With related children under 18 years 27 10.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 52 5.8        With related children under 5 years 7 7.6
Other services (except public administration) 43 4.8        
Public administration 58 6.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 18 35.3
        With related children under 18 years 18 42.9
             With related children under 5 years 7 70.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 117 6.4
Private wage and salary workers 680 76.5   18 years and over 70 5.2
Government workers 137 15.4        65 years and over 5 3.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 70 7.9   Related children under 18 years 47 9.5
Unpaid family workers 2 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 39 10.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 39 16.2
             
 
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.