DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: De Witt 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 18,948 100.0             Households 10,056 100.0
In labor force 11,919 62.9   Less than $10,000 631 6.3
     Civilian labor force 11,891 62.8   $10,000 to $14,999 603 6.0
          Employed 11,395 60.1   $15,000 to $24,999 1,238 12.3
          Unemployed 496 2.6   $25,000 to $34,999 1,343 13.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,514 15.1
     Armed Forces 28 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,689 16.8
Not in labor force 7,029 37.1   $75,000 to $99,999 1,169 11.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,033 10.3
           Females 16 years and over 10,075 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 370 3.7
In labor force 5,712 56.7   $200,000 or more 466 4.6
     Civilian labor force 5,699 56.6   Median household income (dollars) 46,759 (X)
          Employed 5,450 54.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 1,642 100.0   With earnings 7,672 76.3
All parents in family in labor force 1,088 66.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 68,408 (X)
        With Social Security income 3,497 34.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,111 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 11,229 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 307 3.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 9,321 83.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 997 8.9          (dollars) 6,014 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 170 1.5   With public assistance income 202 2.0
Walked 237 2.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,151 (X)
Other means 102 0.9   With retirement income 2,366 23.5
Worked at home 402 3.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 20,983 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 16.3 (X)        
                  Families 6,526 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 192 2.9
           16 years and over 11,395 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 197 3.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 549 8.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 683 10.5
 occupations 5,189 45.5   $35,000 to $49,999 1,048 16.1
Service occupations 1,227 10.8   $50,000 to $74,999 1,212 18.6
Sales and office occupations 3,263 28.6   $75,000 to $99,999 1,007 15.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 13 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 907 13.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 323 4.9
  occupations 527 4.6   $200,000 or more 408 6.3
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 60,325 (X)
 moving occupations 1,176 10.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 29,198 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 45,926 (X)
 and mining 26 0.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 29,797 (X)
Construction 394 3.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 1,463 12.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 449 3.9     below below
Retail trade 1,384 12.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 459 4.0   Subject level level
Information 404 3.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 926 8.1             Families 307 4.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 259 8.1
 strative, and waste management services 980 8.6        With related children under 5 years 111 10.6
Educational, health and social services 3,374 29.6        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 602 5.3               no husband present 173 17.7
Other services (except public administration) 572 5.0   With related children under 18 years 156 21.7
Public administration 362 3.2        With related children under 5 years 58 34.5
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 1,709 7.2
Private wage and salary workers 8,726 76.6   18 years and over 1,162 6.5
Government workers 1,867 16.4        65 years and over 161 3.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 531 9.4
 business 768 6.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 405 9.3
Unpaid family workers 34 0.3   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 684 15.1
 
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.