DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Palermo 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 2,737 100.0             Households 1,315 100.0
In labor force 1,966 71.8   Less than $10,000 55 4.2
     Civilian labor force 1,966 71.8   $10,000 to $14,999 74 5.6
          Employed 1,843 67.3   $15,000 to $24,999 121 9.2
          Unemployed 123 4.5   $25,000 to $34,999 237 18.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 311 23.7
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 335 25.5
Not in labor force 771 28.2   $75,000 to $99,999 128 9.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 37 2.8
           Females 16 years and over 1,359 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 4 0.3
In labor force 908 66.8   $200,000 or more 13 1.0
     Civilian labor force 908 66.8   Median household income (dollars) 43,170 (X)
          Employed 878 64.6        
             
          Own children under 6 years 279 100.0   With earnings 1,166 88.7
All parents in family in labor force 179 64.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 47,192 (X)
        With Social Security income 291 22.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,075 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,816 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 58 4.4
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,427 78.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 313 17.2          (dollars) 7,248 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12 0.7   With public assistance income 14 1.1
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 5,021 (X)
Other means 13 0.7   With retirement income 245 18.6
Worked at home 51 2.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 8,808 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.2 (X)        
                  Families 1,010 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 32 3.2
           16 years and over 1,843 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 27 2.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 80 7.9
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 193 19.1
 occupations 369 20.0   $35,000 to $49,999 247 24.5
Service occupations 259 14.1   $50,000 to $74,999 261 25.8
Sales and office occupations 484 26.3   $75,000 to $99,999 116 11.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 18 1.0   $100,000 to $149,999 37 3.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 4 0.4
  occupations 312 16.9   $200,000 or more 13 1.3
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 46,190 (X)
 moving occupations 401 21.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,229 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,104 (X)
 and mining 50 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,150 (X)
Construction 204 11.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 421 22.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 79 4.3     below below
Retail trade 196 10.6     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 122 6.6   Subject level level
Information 41 2.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 87 4.7             Families 54 5.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 33 6.0
 strative, and waste management services 95 5.2        With related children under 5 years 20 8.4
Educational, health and social services 300 16.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 78 4.2               no husband present 12 14.6
Other services (except public administration) 98 5.3   With related children under 18 years 12 27.3
Public administration 72 3.9        With related children under 5 years 6 46.2
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 252 6.9
Private wage and salary workers 1,456 79.0   18 years and over 158 6.1
Government workers 257 13.9        65 years and over 6 2.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 89 8.7
 business 130 7.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 59 7.5
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 49 11.2
 
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.