DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego County
[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 93,393 100.0             Households 45,525 100.0
In labor force 59,778 64.0   Less than $10,000 4,735 10.4
     Civilian labor force 59,667 63.9   $10,000 to $14,999 3,736 8.2
          Employed 54,139 58.0   $15,000 to $24,999 6,575 14.4
          Unemployed 5,528 5.9   $25,000 to $34,999 6,678 14.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,937 17.4
     Armed Forces 111 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 9,056 19.9
Not in labor force 33,615 36.0   $75,000 to $99,999 4,003 8.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 2,188 4.8
           Females 16 years and over 47,988 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 339 0.7
In labor force 27,569 57.4   $200,000 or more 278 0.6
     Civilian labor force 27,560 57.4   Median household income (dollars) 36,598 (X)
          Employed 25,329 52.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 8,807 100.0   With earnings 35,897 78.9
All parents in family in labor force 5,450 61.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,352 (X)
        With Social Security income 12,138 26.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,343 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 52,833 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,422 5.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 42,644 80.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 6,155 11.6          (dollars) 6,608 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 435 0.8   With public assistance income 1,252 2.8
Walked 1,944 3.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,641 (X)
Other means 315 0.6   With retirement income 8,546 18.8
Worked at home 1,340 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,117 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 24.4 (X)        
                  Families 31,289 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 1,872 6.0
           16 years and over 54,139 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 1,506 4.8
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 4,029 12.9
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 4,657 14.9
 occupations 13,596 25.1   $35,000 to $49,999 5,905 18.9
Service occupations 8,717 16.1   $50,000 to $74,999 7,364 23.5
Sales and office occupations 13,268 24.5   $75,000 to $99,999 3,482 11.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 310 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 1,927 6.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 324 1.0
  occupations 6,905 12.8   $200,000 or more 223 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 43,821 (X)
 moving occupations 11,343 21.0        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,853 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 34,976 (X)
 and mining 681 1.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,938 (X)
Construction 3,868 7.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 9,192 17.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 1,769 3.3     below below
Retail trade 6,980 12.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4,776 8.8   Subject level level
Information 981 1.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 2,222 4.1             Families 3,047 9.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 2,471 14.6
 strative, and waste management services 2,846 5.3        With related children under 5 years 1,292 21.9
Educational, health and social services 12,032 22.2        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 4,229 7.8               no husband present 1,502 31.6
Other services (except public administration) 2,529 4.7   With related children under 18 years 1,426 40.2
Public administration 2,034 3.8        With related children under 5 years 751 58.5
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 16,470 14.0
Private wage and salary workers 40,609 75.0   18 years and over 10,810 12.6
Government workers 10,107 18.7        65 years and over 1,253 9.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 5,411 17.1
 business 3,267 6.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 3,666 15.2
Unpaid family workers 156 0.3   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 6,200 29.1
 
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.