DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Smithfield 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 865 100.0             Households 416 100.0
In labor force 571 66.0   Less than $10,000 49 11.8
     Civilian labor force 571 66.0   $10,000 to $14,999 26 6.3
          Employed 532 61.5   $15,000 to $24,999 62 14.9
          Unemployed 39 4.5   $25,000 to $34,999 70 16.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 80 19.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 66 15.9
Not in labor force 294 34.0   $75,000 to $99,999 34 8.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 22 5.3
           Females 16 years and over 430 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 7 1.7
In labor force 247 57.4   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 247 57.4   Median household income (dollars) 35,109 (X)
          Employed 235 54.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 95 100.0   With earnings 354 85.1
All parents in family in labor force 67 70.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,015 (X)
        With Social Security income 98 23.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,600 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 521 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 18 4.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 440 84.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 43 8.3          (dollars) 4,300 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.8   With public assistance income 4 1.0
Walked 20 3.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 12,050 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 59 14.2
Worked at home 14 2.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,320 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.9 (X)        
                  Families 310 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 32 10.3
           16 years and over 532 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 13 4.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 42 13.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 49 15.8
 occupations 141 26.5   $35,000 to $49,999 57 18.4
Service occupations 74 13.9   $50,000 to $74,999 60 19.4
Sales and office occupations 103 19.4   $75,000 to $99,999 30 9.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 2.3   $100,000 to $149,999 20 6.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 7 2.3
  occupations 67 12.6   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 38,333 (X)
 moving occupations 135 25.4        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,860 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 28,618 (X)
 and mining 60 11.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,125 (X)
Construction 45 8.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 128 24.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 12 2.3     below below
Retail trade 41 7.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 20 3.8   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 8 1.5             Families 39 12.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 33 18.5
 strative, and waste management services 25 4.7        With related children under 5 years 11 21.6
Educational, health and social services 122 22.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 23 4.3               no husband present 13 32.5
Other services (except public administration) 22 4.1   With related children under 18 years 13 38.2
Public administration 26 4.9        With related children under 5 years 6 60.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 195 16.2
Private wage and salary workers 372 69.9   18 years and over 110 13.3
Government workers 102 19.2        65 years and over 17 16.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 82 22.2
 business 49 9.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 62 20.8
Unpaid family workers 9 1.7   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 45 26.2
 
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.