DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New Haven 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 2,165 100.0             Households 1,074 100.0
In labor force 1,397 64.5   Less than $10,000 90 8.4
     Civilian labor force 1,392 64.3   $10,000 to $14,999 63 5.9
          Employed 1,290 59.6   $15,000 to $24,999 177 16.5
          Unemployed 102 4.7   $25,000 to $34,999 147 13.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 197 18.3
     Armed Forces 5 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 218 20.3
Not in labor force 768 35.5   $75,000 to $99,999 122 11.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 34 3.2
           Females 16 years and over 1,088 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 19 1.8
In labor force 622 57.2   $200,000 or more 7 0.7
     Civilian labor force 622 57.2   Median household income (dollars) 40,324 (X)
          Employed 577 53.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 222 100.0   With earnings 856 79.7
All parents in family in labor force 132 59.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 48,757 (X)
        With Social Security income 277 25.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,596 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,267 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 62 5.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,033 81.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 148 11.7          (dollars) 6,592 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6 0.5   With public assistance income 23 2.1
Walked 19 1.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,630 (X)
Other means 20 1.6   With retirement income 212 19.7
Worked at home 41 3.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,893 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.7 (X)        
                  Families 788 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 32 4.1
           16 years and over 1,290 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 49 6.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 107 13.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 115 14.6
 occupations 281 21.8   $35,000 to $49,999 132 16.8
Service occupations 197 15.3   $50,000 to $74,999 183 23.2
Sales and office occupations 242 18.8   $75,000 to $99,999 110 14.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 8 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 34 4.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 19 2.4
  occupations 193 15.0   $200,000 or more 7 0.9
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 44,900 (X)
 moving occupations 369 28.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,957 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 36,042 (X)
 and mining 32 2.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,632 (X)
Construction 122 9.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 243 18.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 24 1.9     below below
Retail trade 125 9.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 206 16.0   Subject level level
Information 12 0.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 19 1.5             Families 57 7.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 54 12.2
 strative, and waste management services 48 3.7        With related children under 5 years 26 17.3
Educational, health and social services 282 21.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 103 8.0               no husband present 21 23.1
Other services (except public administration) 52 4.0   With related children under 18 years 21 30.9
Public administration 22 1.7        With related children under 5 years 21 55.3
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 329 11.3
Private wage and salary workers 953 73.9   18 years and over 191 9.2
Government workers 245 19.0        65 years and over 5 2.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 138 16.4
 business 89 6.9        Related children 5 to 17 years 102 15.5
Unpaid family workers 3 0.2   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 103 24.9
 
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.