DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lapeer 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 508 100.0             Households 242 100.0
In labor force 389 76.6   Less than $10,000 24 9.9
     Civilian labor force 389 76.6   $10,000 to $14,999 13 5.4
          Employed 368 72.4   $15,000 to $24,999 30 12.4
          Unemployed 21 4.1   $25,000 to $34,999 52 21.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 52 21.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 39 16.1
Not in labor force 119 23.4   $75,000 to $99,999 18 7.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 12 5.0
           Females 16 years and over 263 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 192 73.0   $200,000 or more 2 0.8
     Civilian labor force 192 73.0   Median household income (dollars) 35,250 (X)
          Employed 181 68.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 49 100.0   With earnings 220 90.9
All parents in family in labor force 40 81.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,164 (X)
        With Social Security income 54 22.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,430 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 365 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 8 3.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 297 81.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 38 10.4          (dollars) 6,688 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 7 2.9
Walked 10 2.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,257 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 30 12.4
Worked at home 20 5.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,570 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.0 (X)        
                  Families 190 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 18 9.5
           16 years and over 368 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 2 1.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 26 13.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 43 22.6
 occupations 120 32.6   $35,000 to $49,999 42 22.1
Service occupations 59 16.0   $50,000 to $74,999 32 16.8
Sales and office occupations 76 20.7   $75,000 to $99,999 15 7.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 10 2.7   $100,000 to $149,999 10 5.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 35 9.5   $200,000 or more 2 1.1
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,250 (X)
 moving occupations 68 18.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,484 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 27,500 (X)
 and mining 28 7.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,397 (X)
Construction 22 6.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 48 13.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 15 4.1     below below
Retail trade 30 8.2     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 20 5.4   Subject level level
Information 4 1.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 11 3.0             Families 21 11.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 21 21.2
 strative, and waste management services 22 6.0        With related children under 5 years 7 19.4
Educational, health and social services 94 25.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 43 11.7               no husband present 10 62.5
Other services (except public administration) 16 4.3   With related children under 18 years 10 66.7
Public administration 15 4.1        With related children under 5 years 5 55.6
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 73 10.7
Private wage and salary workers 238 64.7   18 years and over 42 8.6
Government workers 82 22.3        65 years and over 3 6.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 31 16.0
 business 45 12.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 26 16.9
Unpaid family workers 3 0.8   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 16 20.0
 
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.