DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Williamstown 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 949 100.0             Households 449 100.0
In labor force 589 62.1   Less than $10,000 54 12.0
     Civilian labor force 589 62.1   $10,000 to $14,999 26 5.8
          Employed 535 56.4   $15,000 to $24,999 73 16.3
          Unemployed 54 5.7   $25,000 to $34,999 93 20.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 83 18.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 76 16.9
Not in labor force 360 37.9   $75,000 to $99,999 34 7.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 10 2.2
           Females 16 years and over 477 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 266 55.8   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 266 55.8   Median household income (dollars) 31,509 (X)
          Employed 236 49.5        
             
          Own children under 6 years 121 100.0   With earnings 356 79.3
All parents in family in labor force 71 58.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,630 (X)
        With Social Security income 98 21.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,312 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 525 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 23 5.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 406 77.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 82 15.6          (dollars) 7,439 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.8   With public assistance income 18 4.0
Walked 9 1.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,283 (X)
Other means 2 0.4   With retirement income 60 13.4
Worked at home 22 4.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,480 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.9 (X)        
                  Families 341 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 34 10.0
           16 years and over 535 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 13 3.8
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 61 17.9
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 63 18.5
 occupations 115 21.5   $35,000 to $49,999 67 19.6
Service occupations 75 14.0   $50,000 to $74,999 65 19.1
Sales and office occupations 105 19.6   $75,000 to $99,999 28 8.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 1.1   $100,000 to $149,999 10 2.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 73 13.6   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 34,688 (X)
 moving occupations 161 30.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 12,599 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 32,566 (X)
 and mining 7 1.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,375 (X)
Construction 43 8.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 144 26.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 6 1.1     below below
Retail trade 80 15.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 47 8.8   Subject level level
Information 3 0.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 14 2.6             Families 46 13.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 27 13.7
 strative, and waste management services 34 6.4        With related children under 5 years 12 15.0
Educational, health and social services 96 17.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 21 3.9               no husband present 14 27.5
Other services (except public administration) 17 3.2   With related children under 18 years 14 34.1
Public administration 23 4.3        With related children under 5 years 8 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 188 14.2
Private wage and salary workers 387 72.3   18 years and over 129 14.4
Government workers 107 20.0        65 years and over 14 13.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 59 13.8
 business 39 7.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 44 13.5
Unpaid family workers 2 0.4   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 46 25.4
 
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.