DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lenox 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 6,726 100.0             Households 3,487 100.0
In labor force 4,345 64.6   Less than $10,000 427 12.2
     Civilian labor force 4,345 64.6   $10,000 to $14,999 209 6.0
          Employed 3,979 59.2   $15,000 to $24,999 410 11.8
          Unemployed 366 5.4   $25,000 to $34,999 520 14.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 672 19.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 752 21.6
Not in labor force 2,381 35.4   $75,000 to $99,999 349 10.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 133 3.8
           Females 16 years and over 3,499 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 9 0.3
In labor force 1,984 56.7   $200,000 or more 6 0.2
     Civilian labor force 1,984 56.7   Median household income (dollars) 38,491 (X)
          Employed 1,853 53.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 775 100.0   With earnings 2,676 76.7
All parents in family in labor force 525 67.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 43,492 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,196 34.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,343 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 3,915 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 146 4.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,266 83.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 358 9.1          (dollars) 5,052 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 20 0.5   With public assistance income 133 3.8
Walked 141 3.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,845 (X)
Other means 31 0.8   With retirement income 706 20.2
Worked at home 99 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,749 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.9 (X)        
                  Families 2,360 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 112 4.7
           16 years and over 3,979 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 71 3.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 250 10.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 335 14.2
 occupations 981 24.7   $35,000 to $49,999 536 22.7
Service occupations 636 16.0   $50,000 to $74,999 612 25.9
Sales and office occupations 1,102 27.7   $75,000 to $99,999 326 13.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 32 0.8   $100,000 to $149,999 112 4.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 398 10.0   $200,000 or more 6 0.3
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 46,458 (X)
 moving occupations 830 20.9        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,398 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 34,602 (X)
 and mining 57 1.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,922 (X)
Construction 229 5.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 810 20.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 148 3.7     below below
Retail trade 512 12.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 186 4.7   Subject level level
Information 65 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 207 5.2             Families 154 6.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 121 10.6
 strative, and waste management services 279 7.0        With related children under 5 years 74 15.4
Educational, health and social services 756 19.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 381 9.6               no husband present 94 30.0
Other services (except public administration) 170 4.3   With related children under 18 years 75 37.9
Public administration 179 4.5        With related children under 5 years 36 66.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 917 10.6
Private wage and salary workers 3,131 78.7   18 years and over 619 9.6
Government workers 602 15.1        65 years and over 186 14.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 294 13.4
 business 223 5.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 133 8.6
Unpaid family workers 23 0.6   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 391 25.4
 
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.