DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hamilton 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 4,946 100.0             Households 1,562 100.0
In labor force 2,659 53.8   Less than $10,000 168 10.8
     Civilian labor force 2,657 53.7   $10,000 to $14,999 104 6.7
          Employed 2,507 50.7   $15,000 to $24,999 189 12.1
          Unemployed 150 3.0   $25,000 to $34,999 238 15.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 280 17.9
     Armed Forces 2 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 285 18.2
Not in labor force 2,287 46.2   $75,000 to $99,999 115 7.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 121 7.7
           Females 16 years and over 2,652 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 28 1.8
In labor force 1,438 54.2   $200,000 or more 34 2.2
     Civilian labor force 1,436 54.1   Median household income (dollars) 38,917 (X)
          Employed 1,368 51.6        
             
          Own children under 6 years 206 100.0   With earnings 1,236 79.1
All parents in family in labor force 114 55.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 49,208 (X)
        With Social Security income 514 32.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,903 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 2,431 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 41 2.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,331 54.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 149 6.1          (dollars) 6,100 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.2   With public assistance income 32 2.0
Walked 767 31.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,550 (X)
Other means 39 1.6   With retirement income 350 22.4
Worked at home 141 5.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,044 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 15.0 (X)        
                  Families 944 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 21 2.2
           16 years and over 2,507 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 41 4.3
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 76 8.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 156 16.5
 occupations 1,141 45.5   $35,000 to $49,999 171 18.1
Service occupations 353 14.1   $50,000 to $74,999 224 23.7
Sales and office occupations 624 24.9   $75,000 to $99,999 95 10.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 9 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 116 12.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 19 2.0
  occupations 117 4.7   $200,000 or more 25 2.6
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 50,565 (X)
 moving occupations 263 10.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,564 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 31,500 (X)
 and mining 54 2.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,643 (X)
Construction 89 3.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 175 7.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 21 0.8     below below
Retail trade 182 7.3     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 61 2.4   Subject level level
Information 57 2.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 82 3.3             Families 48 5.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 44 9.0
 strative, and waste management services 132 5.3        With related children under 5 years 33 19.4
Educational, health and social services 1,350 53.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 151 6.0               no husband present 13 8.8
Other services (except public administration) 75 3.0   With related children under 18 years 11 13.6
Public administration 78 3.1        With related children under 5 years 6 26.1
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 531 14.4
Private wage and salary workers 2,080 83.0   18 years and over 427 15.2
Government workers 230 9.2        65 years and over 34 5.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 90 10.4
 business 179 7.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 52 7.7
Unpaid family workers 18 0.7   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 354 37.4
 
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.