DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Spafford 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 1,288 100.0             Households 636 100.0
In labor force 923 71.7   Less than $10,000 21 3.3
     Civilian labor force 919 71.4   $10,000 to $14,999 29 4.6
          Employed 878 68.2   $15,000 to $24,999 51 8.0
          Unemployed 41 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 69 10.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 124 19.5
     Armed Forces 4 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 178 28.0
Not in labor force 365 28.3   $75,000 to $99,999 65 10.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 78 12.3
           Females 16 years and over 624 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 18 2.8
In labor force 406 65.1   $200,000 or more 3 0.5
     Civilian labor force 406 65.1   Median household income (dollars) 53,553 (X)
          Employed 389 62.3        
             
          Own children under 6 years 108 100.0   With earnings 568 89.3
All parents in family in labor force 60 55.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 56,200 (X)
        With Social Security income 121 19.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,826 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 870 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 21 3.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 708 81.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 90 10.3          (dollars) 10,814 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 10 1.6
Walked 5 0.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,430 (X)
Other means 3 0.3   With retirement income 120 18.9
Worked at home 64 7.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 21,204 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 33.2 (X)        
                  Families 488 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 14 2.9
           16 years and over 878 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 13 2.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 31 6.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 33 6.8
 occupations 389 44.3   $35,000 to $49,999 92 18.9
Service occupations 86 9.8   $50,000 to $74,999 161 33.0
Sales and office occupations 194 22.1   $75,000 to $99,999 59 12.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 17 1.9   $100,000 to $149,999 67 13.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 15 3.1
  occupations 99 11.3   $200,000 or more 3 0.6
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 61,250 (X)
 moving occupations 93 10.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 24,014 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 41,515 (X)
 and mining 45 5.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 31,071 (X)
Construction 62 7.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 102 11.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 50 5.7     below below
Retail trade 96 10.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 43 4.9   Subject level level
Information 15 1.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 35 4.0             Families 23 4.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 17 6.8
 strative, and waste management services 81 9.2        With related children under 5 years 5 6.0
Educational, health and social services 215 24.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 52 5.9               no husband present 5 11.4
Other services (except public administration) 42 4.8   With related children under 18 years 5 18.5
Public administration 40 4.6        With related children under 5 years 3 60.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 86 5.2
Private wage and salary workers 572 65.1   18 years and over 54 4.4
Government workers 189 21.5        65 years and over 10 5.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 30 7.2
 business 114 13.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 26 8.2
Unpaid family workers 3 0.3   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 21 9.8
 
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.