Dunkirk, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3621105, place: Dunkirk city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,149 (100%)
In labor force: 5,965 (58.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,965 (58.77%)
----Employed: 5,498 (54.17%)
----Unemployed: 467 (4.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,184 (41.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,538 (54.57%)
In labor force: 2,951 (29.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,951 (29.08%)
----Employed: 2,775 (27.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 976 (9.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 584 (5.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,373 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,987 (74.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 845 (15.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 70 (1.3%)
Walked: 292 (5.43%)
Other means: 40 (0.74%)
Worked at home: 139 (2.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,498 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,176 (21.39%)
Service occupations: 1,188 (21.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,271 (23.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 86 (1.56%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 335 (6.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,442 (26.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 95 (1.73%)
Construction: 217 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 1,352 (24.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 61 (1.11%)
Retail trade: 616 (11.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 337 (6.13%)
Information: 158 (2.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 199 (3.62%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 197 (3.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,371 (24.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 399 (7.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 302 (5.49%)
Public administration: 194 (3.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,312 (78.43%)
Government workers: 889 (16.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 289 (5.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,462 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 939 (17.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 587 (10.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 957 (17.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 760 (13.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 969 (17.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 805 (14.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 280 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (1.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 64 (1.17%)
Median household income: $28,313

With earnings: 3,716 (68.03%)
--Mean earnings: $37,194
With Social Security income: 1,923 (35.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,275
With Supplemental Security Income: 428 (7.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,622
With public assistance income: 396 (7.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,887
With retirement income: 1,292 (23.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,283

Families: 3,381 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 428 (12.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 247 (7.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 557 (16.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 455 (13.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 693 (20.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 606 (17.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 249 (7.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 64 (1.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (0.83%)
$200,000 or more: 54 (1.6%)
Median family income: $35,058

Per capita income: $15,482

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,462
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,682

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 626 (18.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 549 (16.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 289 (8.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 373 (11.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 350 (10.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 192 (5.68%)
Individuals: 2,917 (86.28%)
--18 years and over: 1,658 (49.04%)
----65 years and over: 255 (7.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,248 (36.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 872 (25.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 692 (20.47%)

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