DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Syracuse city
[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 114,165 100.0             Households 59,568 100.0
In labor force 67,072 58.8   Less than $10,000 12,718 21.4
     Civilian labor force 66,971 58.7   $10,000 to $14,999 6,288 10.6
          Employed 60,729 53.2   $15,000 to $24,999 10,778 18.1
          Unemployed 6,242 5.5   $25,000 to $34,999 7,957 13.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 8,351 14.0
     Armed Forces 101 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 7,195 12.1
Not in labor force 47,093 41.2   $75,000 to $99,999 3,315 5.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 2,027 3.4
           Females 16 years and over 61,741 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 400 0.7
In labor force 33,894 54.9   $200,000 or more 539 0.9
     Civilian labor force 33,890 54.9   Median household income (dollars) 25,000 (X)
          Employed 31,015 50.2        
             
          Own children under 6 years 11,661 100.0   With earnings 43,634 73.3
All parents in family in labor force 7,734 66.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,441 (X)
        With Social Security income 15,748 26.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,654 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 59,041 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,552 7.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 38,936 65.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 8,114 13.7          (dollars) 6,486 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4,148 7.0   With public assistance income 4,432 7.4
Walked 5,960 10.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,602 (X)
Other means 678 1.1   With retirement income 9,624 16.2
Worked at home 1,205 2.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,911 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 17.4 (X)        
                  Families 30,717 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 4,419 14.4
           16 years and over 60,729 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 2,469 8.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 5,091 16.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 4,125 13.4
 occupations 19,810 32.6   $35,000 to $49,999 5,026 16.4
Service occupations 13,116 21.6   $50,000 to $74,999 4,857 15.8
Sales and office occupations 15,686 25.8   $75,000 to $99,999 2,581 8.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 123 0.2   $100,000 to $149,999 1,536 5.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 277 0.9
  occupations 3,204 5.3   $200,000 or more 336 1.1
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 33,026 (X)
 moving occupations 8,790 14.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,168 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,312 (X)
 and mining 137 0.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,997 (X)
Construction 1,874 3.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 6,885 11.3     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 1,690 2.8     below below
Retail trade 6,454 10.6     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,369 3.9   Subject level level
Information 2,305 3.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 3,453 5.7             Families 6,663 21.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 5,706 31.1
 strative, and waste management services 4,871 8.0        With related children under 5 years 3,263 40.5
Educational, health and social services 18,894 31.1        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 5,819 9.6               no husband present 4,636 41.6
Other services (except public administration) 3,766 6.2   With related children under 18 years 4,302 49.5
Public administration 2,212 3.6        With related children under 5 years 2,424 64.1
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 37,485 27.3
Private wage and salary workers 47,919 78.9   18 years and over 24,725 24.4
Government workers 10,156 16.7        65 years and over 2,158 12.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 12,563 35.1
 business 2,601 4.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 8,289 32.2
Unpaid family workers 53 0.1   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 15,180 36.1
 
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.