DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Niskayuna 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 15,592 100.0     Households 7,775 100.0
In labor force 9,813 62.9   Less than $10,000 204 2.6
     Civilian labor force 9,813 62.9   $10,000 to $14,999 223 2.9
          Employed 9,558 61.3   $15,000 to $24,999 555 7.1
          Unemployed 255 1.6   $25,000 to $34,999 563 7.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 928 11.9
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 1,690 21.7
Not in labor force 5,779 37.1   $75,000 to $99,999 1,451 18.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,269 16.3
   Females 16 years and over 8,187 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 501 6.4
In labor force 4,454 54.4   $200,000 or more 391 5.0
     Civilian labor force 4,454 54.4   Median household income (dollars) 70,800 (X)
          Employed 4,323 52.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,475 100.0   With earnings 6,099 78.4
All parents in family in labor force 879 59.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 83,056 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,413 31.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,626 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 9,385 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 161 2.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 8,034 85.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,692 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 711 7.6   With public assistance income 43 0.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 101 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 4,323 (X)
Walked 130 1.4   With retirement income 1,849 23.8
Other means 64 0.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 24,527 (X)
Worked at home 345 3.7        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.9 (X)        
          Families 5,840 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 9,558 100.0   Less than $10,000 60 1.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 87 1.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 5,564 58.2   $15,000 to $24,999 223 3.8
Service occupations 788 8.2   $25,000 to $34,999 287 4.9
Sales and office occupations 2,386 25.0    $35,000 to $49,999 616 10.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 16 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 1,312 22.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 342 3.6   $75,000 to $99,999 1,309 22.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 462 4.8   $100,000 to $149,999 1,129 19.3
        150,000 to $199,999 490 8.4
        $200,000 or more 327 5.6
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 79,539 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 32 0.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 33,257 (X)
Construction 327 3.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 830 8.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 59,738 (X)
Wholesale trade 286 3.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 39,692 (X)
Retail trade 869 9.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 329 3.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 199 2.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 609 6.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,514 15.8     Families 120 2.1
Educational, health and social services 2,918 30.5   With related children under 18 years 87 3.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 400 4.2        With related children under 5 years 65 6.3
Other services (except public administration) 340 3.6        
Public administration 905 9.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 34 6.0
        With related children under 18 years 23 6.9
             With related children under 5 years 16 27.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 636 3.2
Private wage and salary workers 6,617 69.2   18 years and over 416 2.8
Government workers 2,154 22.5        65 years and over 108 3.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 744 7.8   Related children under 18 years 209 4.0
Unpaid family workers 43 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 137 3.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 190 7.8
             
 
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.