DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Onondaga 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 16,040 100.0             Households 7,693 100.0
In labor force 10,101 63.0   Less than $10,000 346 4.5
     Civilian labor force 10,101 63.0   $10,000 to $14,999 388 5.0
          Employed 9,768 60.9   $15,000 to $24,999 723 9.4
          Unemployed 333 2.1   $25,000 to $34,999 789 10.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,315 17.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 1,716 22.3
Not in labor force 5,939 37.0   $75,000 to $99,999 1,019 13.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 890 11.6
           Females 16 years and over 8,521 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 301 3.9
In labor force 4,758 55.8   $200,000 or more 206 2.7
     Civilian labor force 4,758 55.8   Median household income (dollars) 53,421 (X)
          Employed 4,601 54.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 1,484 100.0   With earnings 6,092 79.2
All parents in family in labor force 997 67.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 70,185 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,371 30.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,587 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 9,537 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 167 2.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 8,280 86.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 758 7.9          (dollars) 6,635 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 106 1.1   With public assistance income 28 0.4
Walked 67 0.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,246 (X)
Other means 44 0.5   With retirement income 1,692 22.0
Worked at home 282 3.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,811 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.7 (X)        
                  Families 5,516 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 100 1.8
           16 years and over 9,768 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 65 1.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 348 6.3
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 527 9.6
 occupations 4,524 46.3   $35,000 to $49,999 938 17.0
Service occupations 1,148 11.8   $50,000 to $74,999 1,377 25.0
Sales and office occupations 2,451 25.1   $75,000 to $99,999 899 16.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 47 0.5   $100,000 to $149,999 815 14.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 265 4.8
  occupations 640 6.6   $200,000 or more 182 3.3
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 63,674 (X)
 moving occupations 958 9.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 25,522 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 42,495 (X)
 and mining 93 1.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 31,160 (X)
Construction 444 4.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 1,094 11.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 401 4.1     below below
Retail trade 987 10.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 440 4.5   Subject level level
Information 242 2.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 826 8.5             Families 144 2.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 106 3.6
 strative, and waste management services 777 8.0        With related children under 5 years 77 7.9
Educational, health and social services 2,922 29.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 503 5.1               no husband present 72 11.5
Other services (except public administration) 495 5.1   With related children under 18 years 72 19.9
Public administration 544 5.6        With related children under 5 years 43 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 851 4.2
Private wage and salary workers 7,160 73.3   18 years and over 626 4.3
Government workers 1,965 20.1        65 years and over 205 6.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 210 3.8
 business 596 6.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 123 2.9
Unpaid family workers 47 0.5   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 395 13.8
 
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.