DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schenectady city
[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 48,244 100.0     Households 26,297 100.0
In labor force 29,347 60.8   Less than $10,000 3,828 14.6
     Civilian labor force 29,286 60.7   $10,000 to $14,999 2,798 10.6
          Employed 27,077 56.1   $15,000 to $24,999 4,563 17.4
          Unemployed 2,209 4.6   $25,000 to $34,999 4,006 15.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 4,250 16.2
     Armed Forces 61 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 4,238 16.1
Not in labor force 18,897 39.2   $75,000 to $99,999 1,506 5.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 758 2.9
   Females 16 years and over 25,771 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 128 0.5
In labor force 14,598 56.6   $200,000 or more 222 0.8
     Civilian labor force 14,590 56.6   Median household income (dollars) 29,378 (X)
          Employed 13,743 53.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 4,983 100.0   With earnings 19,225 73.1
All parents in family in labor force 3,673 73.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,939 (X)
        With Social Security income 7,448 28.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,804 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 26,426 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,125 8.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 18,728 70.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,128 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 3,107 11.8   With public assistance income 1,347 5.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,724 6.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,084 (X)
Walked 1,801 6.8   With retirement income 5,116 19.5
Other means 369 1.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,850 (X)
Worked at home 697 2.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.3 (X)        
          Families 14,163 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 27,077 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,601 11.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,054 7.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 8,042 29.7   $15,000 to $24,999 2,107 14.9
Service occupations 5,915 21.8   $25,000 to $34,999 1,987 14.0
Sales and office occupations 7,837 28.9    $35,000 to $49,999 2,453 17.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 36 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 3,047 21.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,873 6.9   $75,000 to $99,999 1,121 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,374 12.5   $100,000 to $149,999 573 4.0
        150,000 to $199,999 120 0.8
        $200,000 or more 100 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 36,458 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 95 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,076 (X)
Construction 1,302 4.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,944 7.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 30,869 (X)
Wholesale trade 737 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,292 (X)
Retail trade 3,618 13.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,144 4.2                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 640 2.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,562 5.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,973 7.3     Families 2,376 16.8
Educational, health and social services 7,705 28.5   With related children under 18 years 2,008 25.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,467 9.1        With related children under 5 years 1,178 33.8
Other services (except public administration) 1,463 5.4        
Public administration 2,427 9.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,593 36.8
        With related children under 18 years 1,469 47.6
             With related children under 5 years 879 60.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 12,260 20.8
Private wage and salary workers 21,040 77.7   18 years and over 7,681 17.3
Government workers 4,757 17.6        65 years and over 829 9.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,224 4.5   Related children under 18 years 4,434 30.5
Unpaid family workers 56 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,991 29.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4,266 25.6
             
 
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.