DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Marathon 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 1,588 100.0             Households 818 100.0
In labor force 1,079 67.9   Less than $10,000 71 8.7
     Civilian labor force 1,079 67.9   $10,000 to $14,999 74 9.0
          Employed 1,014 63.9   $15,000 to $24,999 109 13.3
          Unemployed 65 4.1   $25,000 to $34,999 164 20.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 155 18.9
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 163 19.9
Not in labor force 509 32.1   $75,000 to $99,999 47 5.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 27 3.3
           Females 16 years and over 835 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2 0.2
In labor force 504 60.4   $200,000 or more 6 0.7
     Civilian labor force 504 60.4   Median household income (dollars) 34,274 (X)
          Employed 485 58.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 179 100.0   With earnings 655 80.1
All parents in family in labor force 129 72.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 41,079 (X)
        With Social Security income 215 26.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,613 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 986 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 37 4.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 763 77.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 119 12.1          (dollars) 5,676 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 20 2.4
Walked 51 5.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,665 (X)
Other means 3 0.3   With retirement income 140 17.1
Worked at home 50 5.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,704 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 24.9 (X)        
                  Families 602 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 33 5.5
           16 years and over 1,014 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 31 5.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 70 11.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 120 19.9
 occupations 337 33.2   $35,000 to $49,999 126 20.9
Service occupations 175 17.3   $50,000 to $74,999 142 23.6
Sales and office occupations 189 18.6   $75,000 to $99,999 45 7.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 17 1.7   $100,000 to $149,999 27 4.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 2 0.3
  occupations 93 9.2   $200,000 or more 6 1.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 40,379 (X)
 moving occupations 203 20.0        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,322 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 29,781 (X)
 and mining 58 5.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,125 (X)
Construction 60 5.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 211 20.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 38 3.7     below below
Retail trade 100 9.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 27 2.7   Subject level level
Information 12 1.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 24 2.4             Families 52 8.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 41 11.8
 strative, and waste management services 47 4.6        With related children under 5 years 26 21.5
Educational, health and social services 263 25.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 75 7.4               no husband present 36 35.3
Other services (except public administration) 59 5.8   With related children under 18 years 29 35.4
Public administration 40 3.9        With related children under 5 years 20 58.8
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 232 10.9
Private wage and salary workers 692 68.2   18 years and over 145 9.7
Government workers 204 20.1        65 years and over 32 12.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 77 12.3
 business 113 11.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 42 8.9
Unpaid family workers 5 0.5   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 74 25.3
 
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.