DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Brookfield 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 1,802 100.0             Households 888 100.0
In labor force 1,229 68.2   Less than $10,000 74 8.3
     Civilian labor force 1,229 68.2   $10,000 to $14,999 81 9.1
          Employed 1,168 64.8   $15,000 to $24,999 170 19.1
          Unemployed 61 3.4   $25,000 to $34,999 171 19.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 201 22.6
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 125 14.1
Not in labor force 573 31.8   $75,000 to $99,999 46 5.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 11 1.2
           Females 16 years and over 901 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 7 0.8
In labor force 563 62.5   $200,000 or more 2 0.2
     Civilian labor force 563 62.5   Median household income (dollars) 31,556 (X)
          Employed 535 59.4        
             
          Own children under 6 years 185 100.0   With earnings 736 82.9
All parents in family in labor force 111 60.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 35,530 (X)
        With Social Security income 245 27.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,930 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,126 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 47 5.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 805 71.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 182 16.2          (dollars) 4,838 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 19 2.1
Walked 46 4.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,400 (X)
Other means 2 0.2   With retirement income 112 12.6
Worked at home 91 8.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,904 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 28.8 (X)        
                  Families 672 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 38 5.7
           16 years and over 1,168 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 54 8.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 104 15.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 125 18.6
 occupations 279 23.9   $35,000 to $49,999 188 28.0
Service occupations 249 21.3   $50,000 to $74,999 100 14.9
Sales and office occupations 234 20.0   $75,000 to $99,999 43 6.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 45 3.9   $100,000 to $149,999 11 1.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 7 1.0
  occupations 156 13.4   $200,000 or more 2 0.3
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 35,915 (X)
 moving occupations 205 17.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 13,719 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,462 (X)
 and mining 117 10.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,226 (X)
Construction 105 9.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 165 14.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 24 2.1     below below
Retail trade 92 7.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 41 3.5   Subject level level
Information 15 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 76 6.5             Families 70 10.4
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 58 16.5
 strative, and waste management services 66 5.7        With related children under 5 years 20 15.2
Educational, health and social services 291 24.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 71 6.1               no husband present 21 28.8
Other services (except public administration) 65 5.6   With related children under 18 years 21 50.0
Public administration 40 3.4        With related children under 5 years 3 25.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 332 13.9
Private wage and salary workers 848 72.6   18 years and over 195 11.4
Government workers 160 13.7        65 years and over 14 5.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 129 19.4
 business 144 12.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 100 19.9
Unpaid family workers 16 1.4   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 89 27.9
 
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.