DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Freetown 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 602 100.0             Households 273 100.0
In labor force 419 69.6   Less than $10,000 9 3.3
     Civilian labor force 419 69.6   $10,000 to $14,999 25 9.2
          Employed 378 62.8   $15,000 to $24,999 48 17.6
          Unemployed 41 6.8   $25,000 to $34,999 58 21.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 70 25.6
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 42 15.4
Not in labor force 183 30.4   $75,000 to $99,999 13 4.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 6 2.2
           Females 16 years and over 291 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2 0.7
In labor force 193 66.3   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 193 66.3   Median household income (dollars) 34,327 (X)
          Employed 175 60.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 58 100.0   With earnings 232 85.0
All parents in family in labor force 30 51.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 36,850 (X)
        With Social Security income 78 28.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,908 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 363 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 27 9.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 278 76.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 34 9.4          (dollars) 4,485 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 3 0.8   With public assistance income 5 1.8
Walked 11 3.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,220 (X)
Other means 4 1.1   With retirement income 37 13.6
Worked at home 33 9.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,862 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.7 (X)        
                  Families 211 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 12 5.7
           16 years and over 378 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 17 8.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 33 15.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 37 17.5
 occupations 96 25.4   $35,000 to $49,999 61 28.9
Service occupations 78 20.6   $50,000 to $74,999 35 16.6
Sales and office occupations 51 13.5   $75,000 to $99,999 10 4.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 9 2.4   $100,000 to $149,999 6 2.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 32 8.5   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,477 (X)
 moving occupations 112 29.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 12,969 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,339 (X)
 and mining 42 11.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 14,946 (X)
Construction 20 5.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 103 27.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 13 3.4     below below
Retail trade 43 11.4     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7 1.9   Subject level level
Information 5 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 10 2.6             Families 21 10.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 19 15.7
 strative, and waste management services 14 3.7        With related children under 5 years 8 21.1
Educational, health and social services 69 18.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 20 5.3               no husband present 9 47.4
Other services (except public administration) 15 4.0   With related children under 18 years 9 60.0
Public administration 17 4.5        With related children under 5 years 6 100.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 107 13.3
Private wage and salary workers 285 75.4   18 years and over 49 8.6
Government workers 38 10.1        65 years and over 10 12.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 55 23.2
 business 52 13.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 43 22.9
Unpaid family workers 3 0.8   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 26 22.0
 
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.