DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Owasco 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 2,906 100.0             Households 1,428 100.0
In labor force 1,901 65.4   Less than $10,000 60 4.2
     Civilian labor force 1,901 65.4   $10,000 to $14,999 93 6.5
          Employed 1,850 63.7   $15,000 to $24,999 122 8.5
          Unemployed 51 1.8   $25,000 to $34,999 162 11.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 232 16.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 354 24.8
Not in labor force 1,005 34.6   $75,000 to $99,999 148 10.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 170 11.9
           Females 16 years and over 1,477 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 63 4.4
In labor force 849 57.5   $200,000 or more 24 1.7
     Civilian labor force 849 57.5   Median household income (dollars) 52,544 (X)
          Employed 817 55.3        
             
          Own children under 6 years 289 100.0   With earnings 1,105 77.4
All parents in family in labor force 204 70.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 65,312 (X)
        With Social Security income 452 31.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,229 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,839 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 29 2.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,562 84.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 120 6.5          (dollars) 8,938 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 18 1.0   With public assistance income 0 0.0
Walked 40 2.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ N/A (X)
Other means 42 2.3   With retirement income 358 25.1
Worked at home 57 3.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,842 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.3 (X)        
                  Families 1,112 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 14 1.3
           16 years and over 1,850 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 30 2.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 83 7.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 107 9.6
 occupations 784 42.4   $35,000 to $49,999 179 16.1
Service occupations 270 14.6   $50,000 to $74,999 322 29.0
Sales and office occupations 440 23.8   $75,000 to $99,999 131 11.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 45 2.4   $100,000 to $149,999 164 14.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 63 5.7
  occupations 141 7.6   $200,000 or more 19 1.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 60,978 (X)
 moving occupations 170 9.2        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 23,922 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 40,943 (X)
 and mining 65 3.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,500 (X)
Construction 102 5.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 205 11.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 74 4.0     below below
Retail trade 209 11.3     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 79 4.3   Subject level level
Information 50 2.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 66 3.6             Families 23 2.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 20 4.1
 strative, and waste management services 76 4.1        With related children under 5 years 6 3.2
Educational, health and social services 568 30.7        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 90 4.9               no husband present 5 8.1
Other services (except public administration) 49 2.6   With related children under 18 years 5 14.3
Public administration 217 11.7        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 167 4.5
Private wage and salary workers 1,248 67.5   18 years and over 117 4.2
Government workers 444 24.0        65 years and over 22 3.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 44 4.6
 business 144 7.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 32 4.5
Unpaid family workers 14 0.8   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 64 16.4
 
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.