DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ira 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 1,775 100.0             Households 821 100.0
In labor force 1,203 67.8   Less than $10,000 35 4.3
     Civilian labor force 1,201 67.7   $10,000 to $14,999 61 7.4
          Employed 1,132 63.8   $15,000 to $24,999 83 10.1
          Unemployed 69 3.9   $25,000 to $34,999 107 13.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 165 20.1
     Armed Forces 2 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 232 28.3
Not in labor force 572 32.2   $75,000 to $99,999 99 12.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 32 3.9
           Females 16 years and over 895 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2 0.2
In labor force 542 60.6   $200,000 or more 5 0.6
     Civilian labor force 542 60.6   Median household income (dollars) 46,027 (X)
          Employed 517 57.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 174 100.0   With earnings 702 85.5
All parents in family in labor force 103 59.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 49,716 (X)
        With Social Security income 196 23.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,411 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,108 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 40 4.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 906 81.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 106 9.6          (dollars) 7,473 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1 0.1   With public assistance income 9 1.1
Walked 28 2.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,689 (X)
Other means 5 0.5   With retirement income 131 16.0
Worked at home 62 5.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,750 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.2 (X)        
                  Families 674 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 11 1.6
           16 years and over 1,132 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 31 4.6
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 71 10.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 89 13.2
 occupations 293 25.9   $35,000 to $49,999 146 21.7
Service occupations 176 15.5   $50,000 to $74,999 208 30.9
Sales and office occupations 248 21.9   $75,000 to $99,999 86 12.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 15 1.3   $100,000 to $149,999 25 3.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 2 0.3
  occupations 123 10.9   $200,000 or more 5 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 48,750 (X)
 moving occupations 277 24.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,954 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 35,472 (X)
 and mining 53 4.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,134 (X)
Construction 92 8.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 195 17.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 85 7.5     below below
Retail trade 140 12.4     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 66 5.8   Subject level level
Information 15 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 38 3.4             Families 23 3.4
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 21 5.7
 strative, and waste management services 86 7.6        With related children under 5 years 8 6.6
Educational, health and social services 198 17.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 61 5.4               no husband present 10 11.0
Other services (except public administration) 54 4.8   With related children under 18 years 8 12.1
Public administration 49 4.3        With related children under 5 years 4 26.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 169 7.0
Private wage and salary workers 875 77.3   18 years and over 95 5.6
Government workers 153 13.5        65 years and over 11 5.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 64 9.0
 business 104 9.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 49 8.6
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 65 25.8
 
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.