DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: LaFayette 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 3,728 100.0             Households 1,832 100.0
In labor force 2,737 73.4   Less than $10,000 71 3.9
     Civilian labor force 2,737 73.4   $10,000 to $14,999 92 5.0
          Employed 2,637 70.7   $15,000 to $24,999 209 11.4
          Unemployed 100 2.7   $25,000 to $34,999 200 10.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 341 18.6
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 400 21.8
Not in labor force 991 26.6   $75,000 to $99,999 254 13.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 157 8.6
           Females 16 years and over 1,936 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 27 1.5
In labor force 1,284 66.3   $200,000 or more 81 4.4
     Civilian labor force 1,284 66.3   Median household income (dollars) 50,179 (X)
          Employed 1,254 64.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 285 100.0   With earnings 1,548 84.5
All parents in family in labor force 242 84.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 64,578 (X)
        With Social Security income 414 22.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,771 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 2,577 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 48 2.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,184 84.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 228 8.8          (dollars) 11,613 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 17 0.9
Walked 67 2.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,171 (X)
Other means 9 0.3   With retirement income 358 19.5
Worked at home 89 3.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,011 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.8 (X)        
                  Families 1,334 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 9 0.7
           16 years and over 2,637 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 40 3.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 100 7.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 119 8.9
 occupations 1,046 39.7   $35,000 to $49,999 244 18.3
Service occupations 321 12.2   $50,000 to $74,999 357 26.8
Sales and office occupations 665 25.2   $75,000 to $99,999 224 16.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 33 1.3   $100,000 to $149,999 144 10.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 27 2.0
  occupations 289 11.0   $200,000 or more 70 5.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 60,523 (X)
 moving occupations 283 10.7        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 24,591 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 40,341 (X)
 and mining 62 2.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,435 (X)
Construction 175 6.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 303 11.5     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 93 3.5     below below
Retail trade 285 10.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 132 5.0   Subject level level
Information 67 2.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 136 5.2             Families 44 3.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 35 5.1
 strative, and waste management services 247 9.4        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 740 28.1        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 163 6.2               no husband present 13 10.0
Other services (except public administration) 123 4.7   With related children under 18 years 13 12.7
Public administration 111 4.2        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 245 5.1
Private wage and salary workers 2,060 78.1   18 years and over 172 4.9
Government workers 405 15.4        65 years and over 31 5.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 58 4.6
 business 156 5.9        Related children 5 to 17 years 58 5.7
Unpaid family workers 16 0.6   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 108 15.5
 
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.