Brookhaven, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3609000, place: Brookhaven CDP, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,759 (100%)
In labor force: 1,677 (60.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,677 (60.78%)
----Employed: 1,530 (55.45%)
----Unemployed: 147 (5.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,082 (39.22%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,460 (52.92%)
In labor force: 775 (28.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 775 (28.09%)
----Employed: 669 (24.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 214 (7.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 120 (4.35%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,517 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,257 (82.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 115 (7.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 20 (1.32%)
Walked: 15 (0.99%)
Other means: 23 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 87 (5.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,530 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 609 (39.8%)
Service occupations: 200 (13.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 348 (22.75%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (1.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 167 (10.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 186 (12.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (2.03%)
Construction: 124 (8.1%)
Manufacturing: 132 (8.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 91 (5.95%)
Retail trade: 131 (8.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 88 (5.75%)
Information: 51 (3.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 84 (5.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 207 (13.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 401 (26.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 55 (3.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 63 (4.12%)
Public administration: 72 (4.71%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,074 (70.2%)
Government workers: 335 (21.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 112 (7.32%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.59%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,088 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (3.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (2.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (5.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (6.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 140 (12.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 229 (21.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 198 (18.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 197 (18.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 81 (7.44%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (4.32%)
Median household income: $70,357

With earnings: 973 (89.43%)
--Mean earnings: $76,745
With Social Security income: 266 (24.45%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,390
With Supplemental Security Income: 22 (2.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,509
With public assistance income: 18 (1.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,406
With retirement income: 223 (20.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,375

Families: 829 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (4.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (2.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (2.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (5.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 109 (13.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 170 (20.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 154 (18.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 174 (20.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (6.27%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (5.67%)
Median family income: $80,863

Per capita income: $27,044

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $49,886
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,611

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 48 (5.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (4.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (2.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (2.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (1.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.84%)
Individuals: 357 (43.06%)
--18 years and over: 242 (29.19%)
----65 years and over: 7 (0.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 96 (11.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 71 (8.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 180 (21.71%)

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