DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Onondaga County
[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 353,100 100.0             Households 181,369 100.0
In labor force 228,431 64.7   Less than $10,000 18,828 10.4
     Civilian labor force 228,026 64.6   $10,000 to $14,999 12,562 6.9
          Employed 215,714 61.1   $15,000 to $24,999 24,507 13.5
          Unemployed 12,312 3.5   $25,000 to $34,999 22,208 12.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 29,358 16.2
     Armed Forces 405 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 35,274 19.4
Not in labor force 124,669 35.3   $75,000 to $99,999 18,635 10.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 13,567 7.5
           Females 16 years and over 187,752 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 3,380 1.9
In labor force 110,783 59.0   $200,000 or more 3,050 1.7
     Civilian labor force 110,754 59.0   Median household income (dollars) 40,847 (X)
          Employed 105,434 56.2        
             
          Own children under 6 years 35,091 100.0   With earnings 141,807 78.2
All parents in family in labor force 22,809 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 53,876 (X)
        With Social Security income 50,341 27.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,923 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 211,646 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 7,835 4.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 169,433 80.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 20,873 9.9          (dollars) 6,614 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5,560 2.6   With public assistance income 6,229 3.4
Walked 8,262 3.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,451 (X)
Other means 1,541 0.7   With retirement income 35,936 19.8
Worked at home 5,977 2.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,003 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.3 (X)        
                  Families 116,136 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 6,475 5.6
           16 years and over 215,714 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 4,533 3.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 11,849 10.2
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 12,908 11.1
 occupations 80,951 37.5   $35,000 to $49,999 19,734 17.0
Service occupations 31,471 14.6   $50,000 to $74,999 27,337 23.5
Sales and office occupations 61,564 28.5   $75,000 to $99,999 16,014 13.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 652 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 11,788 10.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 2,979 2.6
  occupations 13,900 6.4   $200,000 or more 2,519 2.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 51,876 (X)
 moving occupations 27,176 12.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,336 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 39,048 (X)
 and mining 1,224 0.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,154 (X)
Construction 9,337 4.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 27,793 12.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 9,005 4.2     below below
Retail trade 25,631 11.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11,407 5.3   Subject level level
Information 7,104 3.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 15,314 7.1             Families 9,948 8.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 8,259 13.3
 strative, and waste management services 17,654 8.2        With related children under 5 years 4,412 18.6
Educational, health and social services 56,571 26.2        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 15,524 7.2               no husband present 6,410 28.4
Other services (except public administration) 10,936 5.1   With related children under 18 years 5,920 36.4
Public administration 8,214 3.8        With related children under 5 years 3,122 54.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 54,208 12.2
Private wage and salary workers 170,107 78.9   18 years and over 35,832 10.9
Government workers 33,893 15.7        65 years and over 4,299 7.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 17,862 15.5
 business 11,346 5.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 12,024 13.9
Unpaid family workers 368 0.2   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 21,435 23.8
 
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.