DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Nelson 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 1,457 100.0             Households 732 100.0
In labor force 1,076 73.9   Less than $10,000 34 4.6
     Civilian labor force 1,076 73.9   $10,000 to $14,999 24 3.3
          Employed 1,022 70.1   $15,000 to $24,999 77 10.5
          Unemployed 54 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 97 13.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 143 19.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 179 24.5
Not in labor force 381 26.1   $75,000 to $99,999 96 13.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 60 8.2
           Females 16 years and over 709 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 14 1.9
In labor force 474 66.9   $200,000 or more 8 1.1
     Civilian labor force 474 66.9   Median household income (dollars) 49,022 (X)
          Employed 460 64.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 150 100.0   With earnings 658 89.9
All parents in family in labor force 105 70.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 54,164 (X)
        With Social Security income 161 22.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,481 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,001 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 15 2.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 772 77.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 146 14.6          (dollars) 7,113 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 2 0.3
Walked 14 1.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,000 (X)
Other means 5 0.5   With retirement income 120 16.4
Worked at home 64 6.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,724 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.3 (X)        
                  Families 545 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 11 2.0
           16 years and over 1,022 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 5 0.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 50 9.2
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 58 10.6
 occupations 380 37.2   $35,000 to $49,999 117 21.5
Service occupations 123 12.0   $50,000 to $74,999 146 26.8
Sales and office occupations 241 23.6   $75,000 to $99,999 87 16.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 53 9.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 14 2.6
  occupations 116 11.4   $200,000 or more 4 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 55,458 (X)
 moving occupations 156 15.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,378 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 37,083 (X)
 and mining 24 2.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,653 (X)
Construction 106 10.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 132 12.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 46 4.5     below below
Retail trade 100 9.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 39 3.8   Subject level level
Information 32 3.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 54 5.3             Families 15 2.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 12 4.1
 strative, and waste management services 88 8.6        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 266 26.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 49 4.8               no husband present 1 4.0
Other services (except public administration) 47 4.6   With related children under 18 years 1 10.0
Public administration 39 3.8        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 100 5.1
Private wage and salary workers 714 69.9   18 years and over 70 5.0
Government workers 183 17.9        65 years and over 12 6.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 28 4.9
 business 125 12.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 28 6.3
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 44 17.1
 
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.