Cortland, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3618388, place: Cortland city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,701 (100%)
In labor force: 9,214 (58.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,209 (58.65%)
----Employed: 8,032 (51.16%)
----Unemployed: 1,177 (7.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.8%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 6,487 (41.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,463 (53.9%)
In labor force: 4,747 (30.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,747 (30.23%)
----Employed: 4,196 (26.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,185 (7.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 803 (5.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,808 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,140 (65.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,023 (13.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 302 (3.87%)
Walked: 976 (12.5%)
Other means: 123 (1.58%)
Worked at home: 244 (3.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,032 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,334 (29.06%)
Service occupations: 1,725 (21.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,156 (26.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 545 (6.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,262 (15.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 50 (0.62%)
Construction: 354 (4.41%)
Manufacturing: 1,189 (14.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 122 (1.52%)
Retail trade: 986 (12.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 183 (2.28%)
Information: 181 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 312 (3.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 482 (6%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,589 (32.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 812 (10.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 427 (5.32%)
Public administration: 345 (4.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,873 (73.12%)
Government workers: 1,740 (21.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 394 (4.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,920 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,354 (19.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 824 (11.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,084 (15.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 936 (13.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,141 (16.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 980 (14.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 380 (5.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 158 (2.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 49 (0.71%)
Median household income: $26,478

With earnings: 5,302 (76.62%)
--Mean earnings: $35,697
With Social Security income: 1,915 (27.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,865
With Supplemental Security Income: 540 (7.8%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,921
With public assistance income: 370 (5.35%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,918
With retirement income: 1,145 (16.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,573

Families: 3,456 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 325 (9.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 278 (8.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 419 (12.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 497 (14.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 811 (23.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 669 (19.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 289 (8.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 136 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.52%)
Median family income: $39,167

Per capita income: $14,267

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,857
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,614

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 482 (13.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 374 (10.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 223 (6.45%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 323 (9.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 266 (7.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 171 (4.95%)
Individuals: 3,880 (112.27%)
--18 years and over: 3,041 (87.99%)
----65 years and over: 319 (9.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 823 (23.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 511 (14.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,385 (69.01%)

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