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Economic Characteristics

Census 2000 population and demographic information:

Geographic Area: Niagara County, New York

Estimates based on the one-in-six sample of housing units that received the long form:

NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see Link opens into a new window.http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over 171,806 100.0
In labor force 107,560 62.6
Civilian labor force 107,325 62.5
Employed 100,810 58.7
Unemployed 6,515 3.8
Percent of civilian labor force 6.1 (X)
Armed Forces 235 0.1
Not in labor force 64,246 37.4
Females 16 years and over 90,625 100.0
In labor force 51,645 57.0
Civilian labor force 51,583 56.9
Employed 48,944 54.0
Own children under 6 years 15,494 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 10,030 64.7
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 98,541 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 83,956 85.2
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 8,286 8.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,055 1.1
Walked 2,805 2.8
Other means 494 0.5
Worked at home 1,945 2.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.1 (X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 100,810 100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations 28,846 28.6
Service occupations 16,268 16.1
Sales and office occupations 26,903 26.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 444 0.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 9,080 9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 19,269 19.1
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 919 0.9
Construction 5,058 5.0
Manufacturing 21,043 20.9
Wholesale trade 3,461 3.4
Retail trade 12,892 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5,404 5.4
Information 2,285 2.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 4,598 4.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 6,813 6.8
Educational, health and social services 21,592 21.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 8,095 8.0
Other services (except public administration) 4,813 4.8
Public administration 3,837 3.8
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 82,288 81.6
Government workers 13,954 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4,408 4.4
Unpaid family workers 160 0.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households 87,877 100.0
Less than $10,000 8,669 9.9
$10,000 to $14,999 6,736 7.7
$15,000 to $24,999 12,942 14.7
$25,000 to $34,999 12,175 13.9
$35,000 to $49,999 14,750 16.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17,292 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 8,472 9.6
$100,000 to $149,999 5,332 6.1
$150,000 to $199,999 826 0.9
$200,000 or more 683 0.8
Median household income (dollars) 38,136 (X)
With earnings 66,168 75.3
Mean earnings (dollars) 48,366 (X)
With Social Security income 27,900 31.7
Mean Social Security income (dollars) 11,823 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 4,133 4.7
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 6,626 (X)
With public assistance income 3,495 4.0
Mean public assistance income (dollars) 3,253 (X)
With retirement income 20,388 23.2
Mean retirement income (dollars) 14,875 (X)
Families 58,839 100.0
Less than $10,000 3,249 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2,391 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 6,512 11.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7,985 13.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10,734 18.2
$50,000 to $74,999 14,310 24.3
$75,000 to $99,999 7,603 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 4,802 8.2
$150,000 to $199,999 704 1.2
$200,000 or more 549 0.9
Median family income (dollars) 47,817 (X)
Per capita income (dollars) 19,219 (X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers 37,468 (X)
Female full-time, year-round workers 24,668 (X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families 4,822 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 8.2
With related children under 18 years 3,916 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 13.5
With related children under 5 years 1,986 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 19.1
Families with female householder, no husband present 2,930 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 28.1
With related children under 18 years 2,643 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 38.1
With related children under 5 years 1,318 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 55.4
Individuals 22,834 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 10.6
18 years and over 14,647 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 9.0
65 years and over 2,370 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 7.3
Related children under 18 years 8,010 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 15.0
Related children 5 to 17 years 5,381 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 13.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 7,574 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 20.5

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(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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