DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sandy Creek 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 2,974 100.0             Households 1,545 100.0
In labor force 1,786 60.1   Less than $10,000 230 14.9
     Civilian labor force 1,784 60.0   $10,000 to $14,999 131 8.5
          Employed 1,649 55.4   $15,000 to $24,999 173 11.2
          Unemployed 135 4.5   $25,000 to $34,999 261 16.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 220 14.2
     Armed Forces 2 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 309 20.0
Not in labor force 1,188 39.9   $75,000 to $99,999 149 9.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 64 4.1
           Females 16 years and over 1,491 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 791 53.1   $200,000 or more 8 0.5
     Civilian labor force 791 53.1   Median household income (dollars) 33,438 (X)
          Employed 741 49.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 290 100.0   With earnings 1,133 73.3
All parents in family in labor force 175 60.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,797 (X)
        With Social Security income 480 31.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,816 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,607 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 67 4.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,268 78.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 228 14.2          (dollars) 7,254 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10 0.6   With public assistance income 74 4.8
Walked 37 2.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,359 (X)
Other means 1 0.1   With retirement income 362 23.4
Worked at home 63 3.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,973 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.2 (X)        
                  Families 1,068 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 92 8.6
           16 years and over 1,649 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 60 5.6
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 85 8.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 222 20.8
 occupations 427 25.9   $35,000 to $49,999 167 15.6
Service occupations 217 13.2   $50,000 to $74,999 256 24.0
Sales and office occupations 403 24.4   $75,000 to $99,999 131 12.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 30 1.8   $100,000 to $149,999 53 5.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 287 17.4   $200,000 or more 2 0.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 41,089 (X)
 moving occupations 285 17.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,228 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 36,205 (X)
 and mining 64 3.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,031 (X)
Construction 152 9.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 212 12.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 69 4.2     below below
Retail trade 253 15.3     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 136 8.2   Subject level level
Information 29 1.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 50 3.0             Families 127 11.9
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 102 19.9
 strative, and waste management services 92 5.6        With related children under 5 years 63 38.9
Educational, health and social services 316 19.2        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 152 9.2               no husband present 51 39.5
Other services (except public administration) 81 4.9   With related children under 18 years 45 46.4
Public administration 43 2.6        With related children under 5 years 27 71.1
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 644 16.7
Private wage and salary workers 1,192 72.3   18 years and over 393 13.8
Government workers 270 16.4        65 years and over 60 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 234 23.9
 business 176 10.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 152 20.2
Unpaid family workers 11 0.7   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 211 31.9
 
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.