Elmira, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3624229, place: Elmira city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 24,142 (100%)
In labor force: 13,269 (54.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,263 (54.94%)
----Employed: 11,583 (47.98%)
----Unemployed: 1,680 (6.96%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.7%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 10,873 (45.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,054 (49.93%)
In labor force: 6,720 (27.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,720 (27.84%)
----Employed: 6,014 (24.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,432 (10.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,625 (6.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,241 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,077 (71.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,373 (12.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 302 (2.69%)
Walked: 1,081 (9.62%)
Other means: 152 (1.35%)
Worked at home: 256 (2.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,583 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,161 (27.29%)
Service occupations: 2,810 (24.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,038 (26.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (0.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 677 (5.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,871 (16.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (0.32%)
Construction: 520 (4.49%)
Manufacturing: 1,738 (15%)
Wholesale trade.: 289 (2.5%)
Retail trade: 1,588 (13.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 456 (3.94%)
Information: 340 (2.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 401 (3.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 568 (4.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,236 (27.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,135 (9.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 511 (4.41%)
Public administration: 764 (6.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,798 (75.96%)
Government workers: 2,065 (17.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 676 (5.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 44 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,486 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,987 (17.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,237 (10.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,034 (17.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,773 (15.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,857 (16.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,626 (14.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 539 (4.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 300 (2.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 64 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 69 (0.6%)
Median household income: $27,292

With earnings: 8,227 (71.63%)
--Mean earnings: $35,605
With Social Security income: 3,543 (30.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,608
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,151 (10.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,941
With public assistance income: 782 (6.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,406
With retirement income: 2,368 (20.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,333

Families: 6,767 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 692 (10.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 597 (8.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,158 (17.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,097 (16.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,262 (18.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,188 (17.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 445 (6.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 215 (3.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 62 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 51 (0.75%)
Median family income: $33,592

Per capita income: $14,495

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,775
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,350

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,214 (17.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,084 (16.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 507 (7.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 792 (11.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 757 (11.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 337 (4.98%)
Individuals: 6,286 (92.89%)
--18 years and over: 3,777 (55.81%)
----65 years and over: 467 (6.9%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,446 (36.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,697 (25.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,141 (31.64%)

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