DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Saratoga 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 4,043 100.0     Households 2,008 100.0
In labor force 2,740 67.8   Less than $10,000 113 5.6
     Civilian labor force 2,735 67.6   $10,000 to $14,999 153 7.6
          Employed 2,607 64.5   $15,000 to $24,999 301 15.0
          Unemployed 128 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 273 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 331 16.5
     Armed Forces 5 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 421 21.0
Not in labor force 1,303 32.2   $75,000 to $99,999 189 9.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 157 7.8
   Females 16 years and over 2,069 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 29 1.4
In labor force 1,272 61.5   $200,000 or more 41 2.0
     Civilian labor force 1,272 61.5   Median household income (dollars) 42,727 (X)
          Employed 1,223 59.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 378 100.0   With earnings 1,648 82.1
All parents in family in labor force 286 75.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 54,959 (X)
        With Social Security income 612 30.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,507 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,556 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 77 3.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,077 81.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 8,240 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 184 7.2   With public assistance income 20 1.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5 0.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,240 (X)
Walked 73 2.9   With retirement income 419 20.9
Other means 7 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,107 (X)
Worked at home 210 8.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.0 (X)        
          Families 1,370 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,607 100.0   Less than $10,000 31 2.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 71 5.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 891 34.2   $15,000 to $24,999 179 13.1
Service occupations 427 16.4   $25,000 to $34,999 184 13.4
Sales and office occupations 593 22.7    $35,000 to $49,999 254 18.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 31 1.2   $50,000 to $74,999 313 22.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 247 9.5   $75,000 to $99,999 147 10.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 418 16.0   $100,000 to $149,999 145 10.6
        150,000 to $199,999 19 1.4
        $200,000 or more 27 2.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 48,482 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 82 3.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,716 (X)
Construction 170 6.5   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 328 12.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 33,178 (X)
Wholesale trade 67 2.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,654 (X)
Retail trade 301 11.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 106 4.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 73 2.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 118 4.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 161 6.2     Families 83 6.1
Educational, health and social services 642 24.6   With related children under 18 years 56 8.5
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 190 7.3        With related children under 5 years 29 10.4
Other services (except public administration) 184 7.1        
Public administration 185 7.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 18 9.7
        With related children under 18 years 18 13.5
             With related children under 5 years 5 17.2
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 370 7.3
Private wage and salary workers 1,851 71.0   18 years and over 284 7.5
Government workers 521 20.0        65 years and over 41 6.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 233 8.9   Related children under 18 years 85 6.8
Unpaid family workers 2 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 54 5.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 144 16.1
             
 
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.