DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cayuga County
[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 64,008 100.0             Households 30,589 100.0
In labor force 39,606 61.9   Less than $10,000 2,773 9.1
     Civilian labor force 39,588 61.8   $10,000 to $14,999 2,366 7.7
          Employed 37,552 58.7   $15,000 to $24,999 4,527 14.8
          Unemployed 2,036 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 4,362 14.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 5,881 19.2
     Armed Forces 18 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 6,324 20.7
Not in labor force 24,402 38.1   $75,000 to $99,999 2,492 8.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,389 4.5
           Females 16 years and over 31,721 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 273 0.9
In labor force 18,626 58.7   $200,000 or more 202 0.7
     Civilian labor force 18,623 58.7   Median household income (dollars) 37,487 (X)
          Employed 17,764 56.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 5,518 100.0   With earnings 23,471 76.7
All parents in family in labor force 3,827 69.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,989 (X)
        With Social Security income 9,565 31.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,523 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 36,784 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,403 4.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 29,490 80.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 4,006 10.9          (dollars) 7,089 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 362 1.0   With public assistance income 739 2.4
Walked 1,378 3.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,549 (X)
Other means 280 0.8   With retirement income 6,559 21.4
Worked at home 1,268 3.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,143 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.0 (X)        
                  Families 20,972 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 1,000 4.8
           16 years and over 37,552 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 934 4.5
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 2,472 11.8
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 2,832 13.5
 occupations 10,435 27.8   $35,000 to $49,999 4,543 21.7
Service occupations 6,727 17.9   $50,000 to $74,999 5,274 25.1
Sales and office occupations 8,666 23.1   $75,000 to $99,999 2,285 10.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 617 1.6   $100,000 to $149,999 1,238 5.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 235 1.1
  occupations 3,731 9.9   $200,000 or more 159 0.8
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 44,973 (X)
 moving occupations 7,376 19.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,003 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 33,356 (X)
 and mining 1,477 3.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,919 (X)
Construction 2,292 6.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 6,984 18.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 1,226 3.3     below below
Retail trade 4,513 12.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,915 5.1   Subject level level
Information 554 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 1,274 3.4             Families 1,633 7.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 1,333 12.5
 strative, and waste management services 1,958 5.2        With related children under 5 years 612 16.2
Educational, health and social services 8,560 22.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 2,225 5.9               no husband present 833 26.3
Other services (except public administration) 1,854 4.9   With related children under 18 years 772 35.2
Public administration 2,720 7.2        With related children under 5 years 375 50.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 8,544 11.1
Private wage and salary workers 27,763 73.9   18 years and over 5,464 9.5
Government workers 6,730 17.9        65 years and over 920 8.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 2,964 14.9
 business 2,932 7.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,091 13.8
Unpaid family workers 127 0.3   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 3,043 22.4
 
Date: May 22, 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.