DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Homer 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 4,846 100.0             Households 2,447 100.0
In labor force 3,430 70.8   Less than $10,000 142 5.8
     Civilian labor force 3,430 70.8   $10,000 to $14,999 145 5.9
          Employed 3,317 68.4   $15,000 to $24,999 349 14.3
          Unemployed 113 2.3   $25,000 to $34,999 330 13.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 426 17.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 569 23.3
Not in labor force 1,416 29.2   $75,000 to $99,999 250 10.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 171 7.0
           Females 16 years and over 2,554 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 26 1.1
In labor force 1,649 64.6   $200,000 or more 39 1.6
     Civilian labor force 1,649 64.6   Median household income (dollars) 41,321 (X)
          Employed 1,626 63.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 389 100.0   With earnings 2,048 83.7
All parents in family in labor force 253 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,476 (X)
        With Social Security income 615 25.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,590 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 3,253 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 85 3.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,578 79.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 344 10.6          (dollars) 4,869 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 58 1.8   With public assistance income 44 1.8
Walked 82 2.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,507 (X)
Other means 19 0.6   With retirement income 444 18.1
Worked at home 172 5.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,056 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.1 (X)        
                  Families 1,764 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 70 4.0
           16 years and over 3,317 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 75 4.3
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 195 11.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 208 11.8
 occupations 1,267 38.2   $35,000 to $49,999 297 16.8
Service occupations 434 13.1   $50,000 to $74,999 476 27.0
Sales and office occupations 708 21.3   $75,000 to $99,999 207 11.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 95 2.9   $100,000 to $149,999 177 10.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 20 1.1
  occupations 280 8.4   $200,000 or more 39 2.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 51,968 (X)
 moving occupations 533 16.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,145 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 34,873 (X)
 and mining 172 5.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,656 (X)
Construction 166 5.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 593 17.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 122 3.7     below below
Retail trade 307 9.3     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 76 2.3   Subject level level
Information 43 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 106 3.2             Families 112 6.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 112 12.9
 strative, and waste management services 201 6.1        With related children under 5 years 67 23.3
Educational, health and social services 989 29.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 187 5.6               no husband present 69 24.5
Other services (except public administration) 202 6.1   With related children under 18 years 69 35.9
Public administration 153 4.6        With related children under 5 years 51 69.9
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 597 9.4
Private wage and salary workers 2,423 73.0   18 years and over 312 6.7
Government workers 610 18.4        65 years and over 79 9.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 274 16.7
 business 254 7.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 179 13.9
Unpaid family workers 30 0.9   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 167 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.