DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Volney 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 4,600 100.0             Households 2,191 100.0
In labor force 3,060 66.5   Less than $10,000 117 5.3
     Civilian labor force 3,054 66.4   $10,000 to $14,999 69 3.1
          Employed 2,882 62.7   $15,000 to $24,999 297 13.6
          Unemployed 172 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 371 16.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 453 20.7
     Armed Forces 6 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 378 17.3
Not in labor force 1,540 33.5   $75,000 to $99,999 314 14.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 145 6.6
           Females 16 years and over 2,289 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 27 1.2
In labor force 1,407 61.5   $200,000 or more 20 0.9
     Civilian labor force 1,407 61.5   Median household income (dollars) 43,532 (X)
          Employed 1,389 60.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 454 100.0   With earnings 1,866 85.2
All parents in family in labor force 308 67.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 50,807 (X)
        With Social Security income 511 23.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,213 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 2,754 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 63 2.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,307 83.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 274 9.9          (dollars) 8,919 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 19 0.7   With public assistance income 17 0.8
Walked 88 3.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 4,424 (X)
Other means 7 0.3   With retirement income 500 22.8
Worked at home 59 2.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,078 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.8 (X)        
                  Families 1,678 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 35 2.1
           16 years and over 2,882 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 35 2.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 197 11.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 321 19.1
 occupations 851 29.5   $35,000 to $49,999 326 19.4
Service occupations 305 10.6   $50,000 to $74,999 325 19.4
Sales and office occupations 759 26.3   $75,000 to $99,999 264 15.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 11 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 128 7.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 27 1.6
  occupations 312 10.8   $200,000 or more 20 1.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 46,408 (X)
 moving occupations 644 22.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,029 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 40,585 (X)
 and mining 24 0.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,974 (X)
Construction 222 7.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 503 17.5     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 87 3.0     below below
Retail trade 370 12.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 275 9.5   Subject level level
Information 47 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 135 4.7             Families 66 3.9
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 48 5.2
 strative, and waste management services 263 9.1        With related children under 5 years 35 10.7
Educational, health and social services 595 20.6        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 141 4.9               no husband present 32 15.7
Other services (except public administration) 107 3.7   With related children under 18 years 32 22.4
Public administration 113 3.9        With related children under 5 years 21 34.4
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 375 6.2
Private wage and salary workers 2,105 73.0   18 years and over 249 5.7
Government workers 505 17.5        65 years and over 21 3.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 96 5.9
 business 265 9.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 67 5.4
Unpaid family workers 7 0.2   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 177 21.2
 
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.