DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego city
[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 14,407 100.0             Households 7,361 100.0
In labor force 8,175 56.7   Less than $10,000 1,305 17.7
     Civilian labor force 8,152 56.6   $10,000 to $14,999 816 11.1
          Employed 7,468 51.8   $15,000 to $24,999 1,260 17.1
          Unemployed 684 4.7   $25,000 to $34,999 860 11.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,076 14.6
     Armed Forces 23 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 1,140 15.5
Not in labor force 6,232 43.3   $75,000 to $99,999 488 6.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 337 4.6
           Females 16 years and over 7,865 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 35 0.5
In labor force 3,960 50.3   $200,000 or more 44 0.6
     Civilian labor force 3,957 50.3   Median household income (dollars) 28,248 (X)
          Employed 3,672 46.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 1,144 100.0   With earnings 5,313 72.2
All parents in family in labor force 734 64.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,349 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,245 30.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,942 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 7,356 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 373 5.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,652 76.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 805 10.9          (dollars) 6,623 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 145 2.0   With public assistance income 255 3.5
Walked 528 7.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,494 (X)
Other means 52 0.7   With retirement income 1,382 18.8
Worked at home 174 2.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,780 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 16.6 (X)        
                  Families 4,014 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 378 9.4
           16 years and over 7,468 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 176 4.4
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 608 15.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 483 12.0
 occupations 2,137 28.6   $35,000 to $49,999 691 17.2
Service occupations 1,844 24.7   $50,000 to $74,999 925 23.0
Sales and office occupations 1,751 23.4   $75,000 to $99,999 428 10.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 49 0.7   $100,000 to $149,999 263 6.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 35 0.9
  occupations 680 9.1   $200,000 or more 27 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 41,613 (X)
 moving occupations 1,007 13.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,558 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 33,220 (X)
 and mining 58 0.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,729 (X)
Construction 327 4.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 670 9.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 146 2.0     below below
Retail trade 862 11.5     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 695 9.3   Subject level level
Information 129 1.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 244 3.3             Families 523 13.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 428 19.4
 strative, and waste management services 291 3.9        With related children under 5 years 252 27.7
Educational, health and social services 2,235 29.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 1,037 13.9               no husband present 329 36.4
Other services (except public administration) 313 4.2   With related children under 18 years 329 45.6
Public administration 461 6.2        With related children under 5 years 170 63.4
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 3,921 23.0
Private wage and salary workers 5,262 70.5   18 years and over 2,944 22.4
Government workers 1,873 25.1        65 years and over 306 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 938 24.2
 business 320 4.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 643 22.1
Unpaid family workers 13 0.2   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 2,224 43.3
 
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.