Highland Falls, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3634495, place: Highland Falls village, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,918 (100%)
In labor force: 1,949 (66.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,901 (65.15%)
----Employed: 1,816 (62.23%)
----Unemployed: 85 (2.91%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 48 (1.64%)
Not in labor force: 969 (33.21%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,579 (54.11%)
In labor force: 915 (31.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 903 (30.95%)
----Employed: 874 (29.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 240 (8.22%)
All parents in family in labor force: 168 (5.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,807 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,454 (80.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 112 (6.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 86 (4.76%)
Walked: 123 (6.81%)
Other means: 14 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 18 (1%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,816 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 643 (35.41%)
Service occupations: 383 (21.09%)
Sales and office occupations: 477 (26.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 158 (8.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 149 (8.2%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (0.99%)
Construction: 83 (4.57%)
Manufacturing: 42 (2.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (1.38%)
Retail trade: 204 (11.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 163 (8.98%)
Information: 38 (2.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 81 (4.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 131 (7.21%)
Educational, health and social services: 572 (31.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 196 (10.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 124 (6.83%)
Public administration: 139 (7.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,042 (57.38%)
Government workers: 733 (40.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 41 (2.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,654 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (3.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 144 (8.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 174 (10.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 252 (15.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 291 (17.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 340 (20.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 255 (15.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 105 (6.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 24 (1.45%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (0.6%)
Median household income: $45,833

With earnings: 1,253 (75.76%)
--Mean earnings: $52,534
With Social Security income: 571 (34.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,485
With Supplemental Security Income: 93 (5.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,610
With public assistance income: 22 (1.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $10,877
With retirement income: 526 (31.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,652

Families: 922 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (3.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (2.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (6.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 89 (9.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 168 (18.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 212 (22.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 231 (25.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 80 (8.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (1.95%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.08%)
Median family income: $57,885

Per capita income: $24,100

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,833
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,487

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 36 (3.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (2.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (2.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (2.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.65%)
Individuals: 173 (18.76%)
--18 years and over: 124 (13.45%)
----65 years and over: 23 (2.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 41 (4.45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (3.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 82 (8.89%)

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