DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hastings 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 6,665 100.0             Households 3,371 100.0
In labor force 4,504 67.6   Less than $10,000 255 7.6
     Civilian labor force 4,502 67.5   $10,000 to $14,999 279 8.3
          Employed 4,279 64.2   $15,000 to $24,999 447 13.3
          Unemployed 223 3.3   $25,000 to $34,999 476 14.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 664 19.7
     Armed Forces 2 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 767 22.8
Not in labor force 2,161 32.4   $75,000 to $99,999 282 8.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 166 4.9
           Females 16 years and over 3,405 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 17 0.5
In labor force 2,081 61.1   $200,000 or more 18 0.5
     Civilian labor force 2,079 61.1   Median household income (dollars) 40,085 (X)
          Employed 1,977 58.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 712 100.0   With earnings 2,754 81.7
All parents in family in labor force 465 65.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 47,158 (X)
        With Social Security income 911 27.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,903 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 4,139 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 136 4.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,436 83.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 525 12.7          (dollars) 6,100 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8 0.2   With public assistance income 70 2.1
Walked 64 1.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,110 (X)
Other means 23 0.6   With retirement income 560 16.6
Worked at home 83 2.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,072 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.0 (X)        
                  Families 2,347 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 62 2.6
           16 years and over 4,279 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 130 5.5
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 268 11.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 344 14.7
 occupations 1,048 24.5   $35,000 to $49,999 485 20.7
Service occupations 586 13.7   $50,000 to $74,999 625 26.6
Sales and office occupations 1,170 27.3   $75,000 to $99,999 242 10.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 13 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 158 6.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 17 0.7
  occupations 557 13.0   $200,000 or more 16 0.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 46,722 (X)
 moving occupations 905 21.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,931 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 35,380 (X)
 and mining 40 0.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,958 (X)
Construction 428 10.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 690 16.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 225 5.3     below below
Retail trade 534 12.5     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 228 5.3   Subject level level
Information 126 2.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 363 8.5             Families 146 6.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 123 10.0
 strative, and waste management services 283 6.6        With related children under 5 years 55 11.5
Educational, health and social services 783 18.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 284 6.6               no husband present 82 26.5
Other services (except public administration) 173 4.0   With related children under 18 years 82 36.1
Public administration 122 2.9        With related children under 5 years 36 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 869 10.0
Private wage and salary workers 3,386 79.1   18 years and over 585 9.1
Government workers 572 13.4        65 years and over 68 7.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 254 11.2
 business 310 7.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 198 11.3
Unpaid family workers 11 0.3   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 380 25.3
 
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.