DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Amboy 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 957 100.0             Households 469 100.0
In labor force 565 59.0   Less than $10,000 34 7.2
     Civilian labor force 565 59.0   $10,000 to $14,999 28 6.0
          Employed 519 54.2   $15,000 to $24,999 98 20.9
          Unemployed 46 4.8   $25,000 to $34,999 90 19.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 86 18.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 85 18.1
Not in labor force 392 41.0   $75,000 to $99,999 31 6.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 15 3.2
           Females 16 years and over 472 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 250 53.0   $200,000 or more 2 0.4
     Civilian labor force 250 53.0   Median household income (dollars) 33,315 (X)
          Employed 226 47.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 102 100.0   With earnings 374 79.7
All parents in family in labor force 40 39.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,486 (X)
        With Social Security income 116 24.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,253 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 510 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 42 9.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 415 81.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 59 11.6          (dollars) 8,562 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10 2.0   With public assistance income 18 3.8
Walked 2 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,450 (X)
Other means 6 1.2   With retirement income 75 16.0
Worked at home 18 3.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 31,415 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 37.0 (X)        
                  Families 359 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 18 5.0
           16 years and over 519 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 17 4.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 82 22.8
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 65 18.1
 occupations 88 17.0   $35,000 to $49,999 66 18.4
Service occupations 59 11.4   $50,000 to $74,999 70 19.5
Sales and office occupations 115 22.2   $75,000 to $99,999 28 7.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 11 3.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 123 23.7   $200,000 or more 2 0.6
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 34,702 (X)
 moving occupations 132 25.4        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,698 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,000 (X)
 and mining 7 1.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,833 (X)
Construction 67 12.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 99 19.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 32 6.2     below below
Retail trade 57 11.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 42 8.1   Subject level level
Information 4 0.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 19 3.7             Families 34 9.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 26 13.1
 strative, and waste management services 28 5.4        With related children under 5 years 11 16.7
Educational, health and social services 88 17.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 20 3.9               no husband present 8 17.0
Other services (except public administration) 36 6.9   With related children under 18 years 7 19.4
Public administration 20 3.9        With related children under 5 years 7 58.3
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 178 13.5
Private wage and salary workers 395 76.1   18 years and over 116 12.6
Government workers 91 17.5        65 years and over 10 6.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 59 14.9
 business 33 6.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 47 15.2
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 43 21.8
 
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.