DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mexico 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 3,892 100.0             Households 1,935 100.0
In labor force 2,640 67.8   Less than $10,000 136 7.0
     Civilian labor force 2,640 67.8   $10,000 to $14,999 159 8.2
          Employed 2,422 62.2   $15,000 to $24,999 260 13.4
          Unemployed 218 5.6   $25,000 to $34,999 237 12.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 356 18.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 488 25.2
Not in labor force 1,252 32.2   $75,000 to $99,999 151 7.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 138 7.1
           Females 16 years and over 1,958 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 1,186 60.6   $200,000 or more 10 0.5
     Civilian labor force 1,186 60.6   Median household income (dollars) 42,773 (X)
          Employed 1,090 55.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 377 100.0   With earnings 1,559 80.6
All parents in family in labor force 247 65.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,184 (X)
        With Social Security income 499 25.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,344 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 2,371 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 84 4.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,902 80.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 312 13.2          (dollars) 6,499 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 3 0.1   With public assistance income 32 1.7
Walked 74 3.1        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 4,347 (X)
Other means 8 0.3   With retirement income 386 19.9
Worked at home 72 3.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,731 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 28.0 (X)        
                  Families 1,384 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 51 3.7
           16 years and over 2,422 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 86 6.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 188 13.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 147 10.6
 occupations 639 26.4   $35,000 to $49,999 278 20.1
Service occupations 269 11.1   $50,000 to $74,999 374 27.0
Sales and office occupations 698 28.8   $75,000 to $99,999 135 9.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 15 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 116 8.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 294 12.1   $200,000 or more 9 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 46,852 (X)
 moving occupations 507 20.9        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,498 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 38,250 (X)
 and mining 37 1.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,183 (X)
Construction 180 7.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 349 14.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 74 3.1     below below
Retail trade 317 13.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 298 12.3   Subject level level
Information 44 1.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 128 5.3             Families 125 9.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 92 11.6
 strative, and waste management services 106 4.4        With related children under 5 years 30 14.0
Educational, health and social services 589 24.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 115 4.7               no husband present 27 17.5
Other services (except public administration) 104 4.3   With related children under 18 years 27 21.3
Public administration 81 3.3        With related children under 5 years 6 15.8
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 612 11.9
Private wage and salary workers 1,758 72.6   18 years and over 369 10.1
Government workers 519 21.4        65 years and over 52 10.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 236 15.9
 business 136 5.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 189 16.1
Unpaid family workers 9 0.4   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 148 18.1
 
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.