DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Throop 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 1,447 100.0             Households 701 100.0
In labor force 987 68.2   Less than $10,000 27 3.9
     Civilian labor force 987 68.2   $10,000 to $14,999 25 3.6
          Employed 935 64.6   $15,000 to $24,999 86 12.3
          Unemployed 52 3.6   $25,000 to $34,999 95 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 144 20.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 185 26.4
Not in labor force 460 31.8   $75,000 to $99,999 90 12.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 47 6.7
           Females 16 years and over 712 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 432 60.7   $200,000 or more 2 0.3
     Civilian labor force 432 60.7   Median household income (dollars) 46,065 (X)
          Employed 409 57.4        
             
          Own children under 6 years 132 100.0   With earnings 571 81.5
All parents in family in labor force 86 65.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 51,803 (X)
        With Social Security income 219 31.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,666 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 922 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 26 3.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 789 85.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 84 9.1          (dollars) 6,212 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.4   With public assistance income 6 0.9
Walked 10 1.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,950 (X)
Other means 6 0.7   With retirement income 139 19.8
Worked at home 29 3.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,072 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.5 (X)        
                  Families 542 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 2 0.4
           16 years and over 935 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 11 2.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 60 11.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 79 14.6
 occupations 270 28.9   $35,000 to $49,999 105 19.4
Service occupations 130 13.9   $50,000 to $74,999 162 29.9
Sales and office occupations 218 23.3   $75,000 to $99,999 83 15.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 40 7.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 128 13.7   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 51,346 (X)
 moving occupations 185 19.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,799 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 37,432 (X)
 and mining 25 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,758 (X)
Construction 97 10.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 226 24.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 21 2.2     below below
Retail trade 97 10.4     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 48 5.1   Subject level level
Information 13 1.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 36 3.9             Families 7 1.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 3 1.3
 strative, and waste management services 55 5.9        With related children under 5 years 3 3.4
Educational, health and social services 154 16.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 42 4.5               no husband present 5 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 41 4.4   With related children under 18 years 3 9.1
Public administration 80 8.6        With related children under 5 years 3 23.1
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 58 3.2
Private wage and salary workers 688 73.6   18 years and over 41 2.9
Government workers 181 19.4        65 years and over 6 2.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 14 3.5
 business 66 7.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 3 1.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 28 12.7
 
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.