DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Van Buren 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 10,003 100.0             Households 5,314 100.0
In labor force 6,499 65.0   Less than $10,000 392 7.4
     Civilian labor force 6,493 64.9   $10,000 to $14,999 293 5.5
          Employed 6,262 62.6   $15,000 to $24,999 733 13.8
          Unemployed 231 2.3   $25,000 to $34,999 765 14.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 900 16.9
     Armed Forces 6 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,268 23.9
Not in labor force 3,504 35.0   $75,000 to $99,999 554 10.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 286 5.4
           Females 16 years and over 5,284 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 101 1.9
In labor force 3,054 57.8   $200,000 or more 22 0.4
     Civilian labor force 3,054 57.8   Median household income (dollars) 43,003 (X)
          Employed 2,962 56.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 786 100.0   With earnings 4,124 77.6
All parents in family in labor force 497 63.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 50,110 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,507 28.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,138 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 6,145 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 184 3.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,197 84.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 593 9.7          (dollars) 8,523 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 67 1.1   With public assistance income 97 1.8
Walked 89 1.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,985 (X)
Other means 36 0.6   With retirement income 1,103 20.8
Worked at home 163 2.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,806 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.7 (X)        
                  Families 3,416 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 105 3.1
           16 years and over 6,262 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 75 2.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 398 11.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 462 13.5
 occupations 1,877 30.0   $35,000 to $49,999 617 18.1
Service occupations 973 15.5   $50,000 to $74,999 1,004 29.4
Sales and office occupations 1,792 28.6   $75,000 to $99,999 445 13.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 29 0.5   $100,000 to $149,999 217 6.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 77 2.3
  occupations 590 9.4   $200,000 or more 16 0.5
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 50,724 (X)
 moving occupations 1,001 16.0        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,997 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 37,230 (X)
 and mining 19 0.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,842 (X)
Construction 258 4.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 949 15.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 431 6.9     below below
Retail trade 883 14.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 356 5.7   Subject level level
Information 183 2.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 395 6.3             Families 167 4.9
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 115 6.9
 strative, and waste management services 469 7.5        With related children under 5 years 39 6.3
Educational, health and social services 1,336 21.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 451 7.2               no husband present 92 18.4
Other services (except public administration) 336 5.4   With related children under 18 years 77 26.7
Public administration 196 3.1        With related children under 5 years 39 50.6
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 816 6.6
Private wage and salary workers 5,034 80.4   18 years and over 575 6.0
Government workers 882 14.1        65 years and over 110 6.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 220 7.6
 business 346 5.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 182 8.1
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 349 13.5
 
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.