DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wilton 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 9,299 100.0     Households 4,568 100.0
In labor force 6,723 72.3   Less than $10,000 214 4.7
     Civilian labor force 6,669 71.7   $10,000 to $14,999 126 2.8
          Employed 6,368 68.5   $15,000 to $24,999 622 13.6
          Unemployed 301 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 420 9.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 705 15.4
     Armed Forces 54 0.6   $50,000 to $74,999 1,118 24.5
Not in labor force 2,576 27.7   $75,000 to $99,999 800 17.5
        $100,000 to $149,999 458 10.0
   Females 16 years and over 4,807 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 34 0.7
In labor force 3,151 65.6   $200,000 or more 71 1.6
     Civilian labor force 3,151 65.6   Median household income (dollars) 53,971 (X)
          Employed 2,996 62.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,216 100.0   With earnings 3,982 87.2
All parents in family in labor force 634 52.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 60,129 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,012 22.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,458 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 6,294 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 107 2.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,392 85.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,156 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 617 9.8   With public assistance income 84 1.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,864 (X)
Walked 17 0.3   With retirement income 749 16.4
Other means 55 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,849 (X)
Worked at home 190 3.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.5 (X)        
          Families 3,512 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 6,368 100.0   Less than $10,000 71 2.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 51 1.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,432 38.2   $15,000 to $24,999 364 10.4
Service occupations 827 13.0   $25,000 to $34,999 318 9.1
Sales and office occupations 1,829 28.7    $35,000 to $49,999 524 14.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 41 0.6   $50,000 to $74,999 946 26.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 481 7.6   $75,000 to $99,999 718 20.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 758 11.9   $100,000 to $149,999 428 12.2
        150,000 to $199,999 21 0.6
        $200,000 or more 71 2.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 61,056 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 49 0.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,391 (X)
Construction 339 5.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 600 9.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 42,451 (X)
Wholesale trade 256 4.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 29,609 (X)
Retail trade 952 14.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 271 4.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 195 3.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 495 7.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 562 8.8     Families 118 3.4
Educational, health and social services 1,557 24.5   With related children under 18 years 98 4.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 435 6.8        With related children under 5 years 44 5.6
Other services (except public administration) 279 4.4        
Public administration 378 5.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 65 15.0
        With related children under 18 years 52 16.0
             With related children under 5 years 28 29.5
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 641 5.1
Private wage and salary workers 4,836 75.9   18 years and over 460 5.2
Government workers 1,076 16.9        65 years and over 68 6.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 456 7.2   Related children under 18 years 163 4.6
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 130 4.9
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 285 18.6
             
 
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.