Athens, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3602902, place: Athens village, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,332 (100%)
In labor force: 763 (57.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 763 (57.28%)
----Employed: 731 (54.88%)
----Unemployed: 32 (2.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 569 (42.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 712 (53.45%)
In labor force: 369 (27.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 369 (27.7%)
----Employed: 359 (26.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 117 (8.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 71 (5.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 721 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 569 (78.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 82 (11.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 14 (1.94%)
Walked: 31 (4.3%)
Other means: 7 (0.97%)
Worked at home: 18 (2.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 731 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 202 (27.63%)
Service occupations: 155 (21.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 190 (25.99%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.68%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 69 (9.44%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 110 (15.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.68%)
Construction: 40 (5.47%)
Manufacturing: 75 (10.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (3.42%)
Retail trade: 85 (11.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (5.75%)
Information: 23 (3.15%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 36 (4.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (7.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 164 (22.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 45 (6.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 26 (3.56%)
Public administration: 112 (15.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 509 (69.63%)
Government workers: 177 (24.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 41 (5.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.55%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 711 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 88 (12.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (8.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 80 (11.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 111 (15.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 144 (20.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 122 (17.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 56 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (4.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.69%)
Median household income: $36,927

With earnings: 498 (70.04%)
--Mean earnings: $54,901
With Social Security income: 271 (38.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,679
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (4.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,950
With public assistance income: 23 (3.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,052
With retirement income: 181 (25.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,812

Families: 426 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (7.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (2.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (12.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (17.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 76 (17.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (9.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (5.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.64%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (2.11%)
Median family income: $43,636

Per capita income: $21,281

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,125
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,400

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 39 (9.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (4.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (3.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (2.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.41%)
Individuals: 180 (42.25%)
--18 years and over: 131 (30.75%)
----65 years and over: 36 (8.45%)
--Related children under 18 years: 49 (11.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 36 (8.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 55 (12.91%)

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