DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Orwell 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 928 100.0             Households 418 100.0
In labor force 577 62.2   Less than $10,000 46 11.0
     Civilian labor force 577 62.2   $10,000 to $14,999 45 10.8
          Employed 464 50.0   $15,000 to $24,999 61 14.6
          Unemployed 113 12.2   $25,000 to $34,999 57 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 19.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 77 18.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 84 20.1
Not in labor force 351 37.8   $75,000 to $99,999 25 6.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 21 5.0
           Females 16 years and over 416 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 200 48.1   $200,000 or more 2 0.5
     Civilian labor force 200 48.1   Median household income (dollars) 35,000 (X)
          Employed 170 40.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 103 100.0   With earnings 324 77.5
All parents in family in labor force 54 52.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,353 (X)
        With Social Security income 109 26.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,104 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 457 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 19 4.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 390 85.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 50 10.9          (dollars) 8,889 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 5 1.2
Walked 4 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 640 (X)
Other means 9 2.0   With retirement income 95 22.7
Worked at home 4 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,779 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 28.6 (X)        
                  Families 302 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 35 11.6
           16 years and over 464 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 16 5.3
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 30 9.9
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 51 16.9
 occupations 99 21.3   $35,000 to $49,999 65 21.5
Service occupations 49 10.6   $50,000 to $74,999 60 19.9
Sales and office occupations 91 19.6   $75,000 to $99,999 25 8.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 1.3   $100,000 to $149,999 20 6.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 99 21.3   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 37,500 (X)
 moving occupations 120 25.9        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,256 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 34,000 (X)
 and mining 15 3.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,500 (X)
Construction 40 8.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 99 21.3     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 10 2.2     below below
Retail trade 58 12.5     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 40 8.6   Subject level level
Information 2 0.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 15 3.2             Families 50 16.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 40 25.6
 strative, and waste management services 17 3.7        With related children under 5 years 23 35.4
Educational, health and social services 70 15.1        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 43 9.3               no husband present 20 58.8
Other services (except public administration) 30 6.5   With related children under 18 years 18 66.7
Public administration 25 5.4        With related children under 5 years 11 78.6
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 270 21.5
Private wage and salary workers 347 74.8   18 years and over 174 19.6
Government workers 81 17.5        65 years and over 14 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 93 25.7
 business 36 7.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 67 24.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 94 35.7
 
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.