DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sullivan 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 11,546 100.0             Households 5,676 100.0
In labor force 7,887 68.3   Less than $10,000 327 5.8
     Civilian labor force 7,881 68.3   $10,000 to $14,999 276 4.9
          Employed 7,459 64.6   $15,000 to $24,999 691 12.2
          Unemployed 422 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 741 13.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,155 20.3
     Armed Forces 6 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,267 22.3
Not in labor force 3,659 31.7   $75,000 to $99,999 680 12.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 380 6.7
           Females 16 years and over 5,881 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 95 1.7
In labor force 3,584 60.9   $200,000 or more 64 1.1
     Civilian labor force 3,584 60.9   Median household income (dollars) 44,468 (X)
          Employed 3,471 59.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 1,003 100.0   With earnings 4,793 84.4
All parents in family in labor force 724 72.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 55,846 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,467 25.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,680 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 7,320 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 157 2.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 6,350 86.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 525 7.2          (dollars) 7,761 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 37 0.5   With public assistance income 70 1.2
Walked 130 1.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,959 (X)
Other means 82 1.1   With retirement income 1,002 17.7
Worked at home 196 2.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,357 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 24.7 (X)        
                  Families 4,117 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 127 3.1
           16 years and over 7,459 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 121 2.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 387 9.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 478 11.6
 occupations 2,142 28.7   $35,000 to $49,999 932 22.6
Service occupations 990 13.3   $50,000 to $74,999 1,039 25.2
Sales and office occupations 2,189 29.3   $75,000 to $99,999 591 14.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 45 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 339 8.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 81 2.0
  occupations 786 10.5   $200,000 or more 22 0.5
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 50,262 (X)
 moving occupations 1,307 17.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,982 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 36,587 (X)
 and mining 126 1.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,881 (X)
Construction 540 7.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 1,426 19.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 327 4.4     below below
Retail trade 875 11.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 357 4.8   Subject level level
Information 252 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 579 7.8             Families 197 4.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 148 7.0
 strative, and waste management services 575 7.7        With related children under 5 years 43 6.5
Educational, health and social services 1,346 18.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 467 6.3               no husband present 91 17.5
Other services (except public administration) 333 4.5   With related children under 18 years 91 23.7
Public administration 256 3.4        With related children under 5 years 16 20.8
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 1,038 7.0
Private wage and salary workers 6,061 81.3   18 years and over 714 6.6
Government workers 960 12.9        65 years and over 120 7.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 265 6.8
 business 431 5.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 208 6.8
Unpaid family workers 7 0.1   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 480 20.8
 
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.