DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rotterdam 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 22,396 100.0     Households 11,576 100.0
In labor force 14,020 62.6   Less than $10,000 636 5.5
     Civilian labor force 14,000 62.5   $10,000 to $14,999 574 5.0
          Employed 13,495 60.3   $15,000 to $24,999 1,479 12.8
          Unemployed 505 2.3   $25,000 to $34,999 1,430 12.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 2,133 18.4
     Armed Forces 20 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 2,939 25.4
Not in labor force 8,376 37.4   $75,000 to $99,999 1,375 11.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 846 7.3
   Females 16 years and over 11,691 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 99 0.9
In labor force 6,575 56.2   $200,000 or more 65 0.6
     Civilian labor force 6,563 56.1   Median household income (dollars) 46,267 (X)
          Employed 6,316 54.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,952 100.0   With earnings 8,627 74.5
All parents in family in labor force 1,390 71.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 52,808 (X)
        With Social Security income 4,223 36.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,127 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 13,264 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 297 2.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 11,655 87.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,405 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 964 7.3   With public assistance income 129 1.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 52 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,605 (X)
Walked 218 1.6   With retirement income 3,109 26.9
Other means 76 0.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,558 (X)
Worked at home 299 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.1 (X)        
          Families 8,106 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 13,495 100.0   Less than $10,000 141 1.7
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 194 2.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 3,946 29.2   $15,000 to $24,999 662 8.2
Service occupations 1,895 14.0   $25,000 to $34,999 919 11.3
Sales and office occupations 4,547 33.7    $35,000 to $49,999 1,641 20.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 2,438 30.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,342 9.9   $75,000 to $99,999 1,219 15.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,759 13.0   $100,000 to $149,999 766 9.4
        150,000 to $199,999 86 1.1
        $200,000 or more 40 0.5
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 54,542 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 44 0.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,457 (X)
Construction 951 7.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,209 9.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 37,536 (X)
Wholesale trade 510 3.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,527 (X)
Retail trade 1,843 13.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 529 3.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 425 3.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,032 7.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,196 8.9     Families 231 2.8
Educational, health and social services 2,684 19.9   With related children under 18 years 136 3.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 814 6.0        With related children under 5 years 93 6.4
Other services (except public administration) 636 4.7        
Public administration 1,622 12.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 95 8.5
        With related children under 18 years 84 12.1
             With related children under 5 years 54 24.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,258 4.5
Private wage and salary workers 9,655 71.5   18 years and over 912 4.2
Government workers 3,106 23.0        65 years and over 314 5.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 692 5.1   Related children under 18 years 332 5.2
Unpaid family workers 42 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 210 4.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 534 12.2
             
 
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.