DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ledyard 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 1,508 100.0             Households 610 100.0
In labor force 1,105 73.3   Less than $10,000 25 4.1
     Civilian labor force 1,105 73.3   $10,000 to $14,999 34 5.6
          Employed 1,075 71.3   $15,000 to $24,999 77 12.6
          Unemployed 30 2.0   $25,000 to $34,999 99 16.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 103 16.9
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 150 24.6
Not in labor force 403 26.7   $75,000 to $99,999 63 10.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 42 6.9
           Females 16 years and over 912 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 9 1.5
In labor force 677 74.2   $200,000 or more 8 1.3
     Civilian labor force 677 74.2   Median household income (dollars) 42,857 (X)
          Employed 657 72.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 80 100.0   With earnings 493 80.8
All parents in family in labor force 52 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,485 (X)
        With Social Security income 190 31.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,837 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,061 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 24 3.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 617 58.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 109 10.3          (dollars) 7,388 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 4 0.7
Walked 263 24.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,325 (X)
Other means 2 0.2   With retirement income 129 21.1
Worked at home 70 6.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,262 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 18.4 (X)        
                  Families 418 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 6 1.4
           16 years and over 1,075 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 10 2.4
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 36 8.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 59 14.1
 occupations 409 38.0   $35,000 to $49,999 84 20.1
Service occupations 208 19.3   $50,000 to $74,999 118 28.2
Sales and office occupations 222 20.7   $75,000 to $99,999 58 13.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 32 3.0   $100,000 to $149,999 32 7.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 9 2.2
  occupations 74 6.9   $200,000 or more 6 1.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 51,842 (X)
 moving occupations 130 12.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,231 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 31,719 (X)
 and mining 83 7.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,750 (X)
Construction 37 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 127 11.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 24 2.2     below below
Retail trade 76 7.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 40 3.7   Subject level level
Information 28 2.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 17 1.6             Families 8 1.9
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 4 1.9
 strative, and waste management services 32 3.0        With related children under 5 years 2 3.4
Educational, health and social services 382 35.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 116 10.8               no husband present 2 5.7
Other services (except public administration) 43 4.0   With related children under 18 years 2 8.7
Public administration 70 6.5        With related children under 5 years 2 66.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 52 3.4
Private wage and salary workers 777 72.3   18 years and over 43 3.7
Government workers 170 15.8        65 years and over 6 2.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 6 1.6
 business 120 11.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 4 1.3
Unpaid family workers 8 0.7   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 34 14.1
 
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.