DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Otisco 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 1,832 100.0             Households 916 100.0
In labor force 1,314 71.7   Less than $10,000 39 4.3
     Civilian labor force 1,314 71.7   $10,000 to $14,999 26 2.8
          Employed 1,265 69.1   $15,000 to $24,999 107 11.7
          Unemployed 49 2.7   $25,000 to $34,999 140 15.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 206 22.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 183 20.0
Not in labor force 518 28.3   $75,000 to $99,999 130 14.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 55 6.0
           Females 16 years and over 907 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 13 1.4
In labor force 595 65.6   $200,000 or more 17 1.9
     Civilian labor force 595 65.6   Median household income (dollars) 44,643 (X)
          Employed 590 65.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 244 100.0   With earnings 813 88.8
All parents in family in labor force 133 54.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 51,340 (X)
        With Social Security income 219 23.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,320 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,247 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 26 2.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,019 81.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 137 11.0          (dollars) 6,131 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7 0.6   With public assistance income 15 1.6
Walked 17 1.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,513 (X)
Other means 5 0.4   With retirement income 183 20.0
Worked at home 62 5.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,290 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 27.5 (X)        
                  Families 694 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 11 1.6
           16 years and over 1,265 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 8 1.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 88 12.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 91 13.1
 occupations 357 28.2   $35,000 to $49,999 155 22.3
Service occupations 172 13.6   $50,000 to $74,999 149 21.5
Sales and office occupations 407 32.2   $75,000 to $99,999 119 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 22 1.7   $100,000 to $149,999 43 6.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 13 1.9
  occupations 140 11.1   $200,000 or more 17 2.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 49,318 (X)
 moving occupations 167 13.2        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,726 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 39,656 (X)
 and mining 70 5.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,463 (X)
Construction 126 10.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 131 10.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 57 4.5     below below
Retail trade 152 12.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 94 7.4   Subject level level
Information 40 3.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 60 4.7             Families 22 3.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 17 4.5
 strative, and waste management services 70 5.5        With related children under 5 years 14 11.7
Educational, health and social services 250 19.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 78 6.2               no husband present 7 13.0
Other services (except public administration) 72 5.7   With related children under 18 years 7 24.1
Public administration 65 5.1        With related children under 5 years 4 28.6
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 147 5.7
Private wage and salary workers 899 71.1   18 years and over 80 4.6
Government workers 205 16.2        65 years and over 4 1.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 67 8.3
 business 148 11.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 35 5.6
Unpaid family workers 13 1.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 39 13.1
 
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.