DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Waterford 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 6,702 100.0     Households 3,508 100.0
In labor force 4,606 68.7   Less than $10,000 139 4.0
     Civilian labor force 4,602 68.7   $10,000 to $14,999 222 6.3
          Employed 4,417 65.9   $15,000 to $24,999 389 11.1
          Unemployed 185 2.8   $25,000 to $34,999 525 15.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 592 16.9
     Armed Forces 4 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 877 25.0
Not in labor force 2,096 31.3   $75,000 to $99,999 433 12.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 222 6.3
   Females 16 years and over 3,535 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 65 1.9
In labor force 2,167 61.3   $200,000 or more 44 1.3
     Civilian labor force 2,167 61.3   Median household income (dollars) 46,362 (X)
          Employed 2,116 59.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 562 100.0   With earnings 2,894 82.5
All parents in family in labor force 371 66.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 55,392 (X)
        With Social Security income 960 27.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,948 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,274 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 91 2.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,639 85.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,892 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 348 8.1   With public assistance income 48 1.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 73 1.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,692 (X)
Walked 120 2.8   With retirement income 722 20.6
Other means 4 0.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,884 (X)
Worked at home 90 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.0 (X)        
          Families 2,285 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,417 100.0   Less than $10,000 41 1.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 60 2.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,485 33.6   $15,000 to $24,999 193 8.4
Service occupations 500 11.3   $25,000 to $34,999 304 13.3
Sales and office occupations 1,426 32.3    $35,000 to $49,999 359 15.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 667 29.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 355 8.0   $75,000 to $99,999 361 15.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 648 14.7   $100,000 to $149,999 197 8.6
        150,000 to $199,999 65 2.8
        $200,000 or more 38 1.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 56,345 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 31 0.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,538 (X)
Construction 249 5.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 478 10.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,913 (X)
Wholesale trade 231 5.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,879 (X)
Retail trade 584 13.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 282 6.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 121 2.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 415 9.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 326 7.4     Families 79 3.5
Educational, health and social services 901 20.4   With related children under 18 years 74 6.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 267 6.0        With related children under 5 years 16 3.8
Other services (except public administration) 138 3.1        
Public administration 394 8.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 46 12.8
        With related children under 18 years 46 18.1
             With related children under 5 years 13 26.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 483 5.7
Private wage and salary workers 3,461 78.4   18 years and over 329 5.1
Government workers 764 17.3        65 years and over 76 6.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 169 3.8   Related children under 18 years 154 7.7
Unpaid family workers 23 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 120 8.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 201 12.3
             
 
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.