Chester, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3615297, place: Chester village, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,822 (100%)
In labor force: 1,937 (68.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,937 (68.64%)
----Employed: 1,874 (66.41%)
----Unemployed: 63 (2.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 885 (31.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,530 (54.22%)
In labor force: 935 (33.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 935 (33.13%)
----Employed: 913 (32.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 296 (10.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 117 (4.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,838 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,555 (84.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 146 (7.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 57 (3.1%)
Walked: 37 (2.01%)
Other means: 25 (1.36%)
Worked at home: 18 (0.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,874 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 632 (33.72%)
Service occupations: 291 (15.53%)
Sales and office occupations: 626 (33.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 149 (7.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 176 (9.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (1.28%)
Construction: 56 (2.99%)
Manufacturing: 180 (9.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 133 (7.1%)
Retail trade: 343 (18.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 90 (4.8%)
Information: 94 (5.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 114 (6.08%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 151 (8.06%)
Educational, health and social services: 335 (17.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 113 (6.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 73 (3.9%)
Public administration: 168 (8.96%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,446 (77.16%)
Government workers: 333 (17.77%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 95 (5.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,432 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (5.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 55 (3.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 104 (7.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 117 (8.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 263 (18.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 394 (27.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 220 (15.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 144 (10.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 38 (2.65%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (1.54%)
Median household income: $55,417

With earnings: 1,223 (85.41%)
--Mean earnings: $62,417
With Social Security income: 364 (25.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,698
With Supplemental Security Income: 43 (3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,883
With public assistance income: 38 (2.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,638
With retirement income: 242 (16.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,628

Families: 943 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (1.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (2.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (4.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (6.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (17.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 308 (32.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 173 (18.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (10.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 38 (4.03%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (2.33%)
Median family income: $65,321

Per capita income: $24,960

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $47,386
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,957

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 40 (4.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (4.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (4.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (4.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.06%)
Individuals: 216 (22.91%)
--18 years and over: 148 (15.69%)
----65 years and over: 35 (3.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 64 (6.79%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 57 (6.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 98 (10.39%)

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