Highland, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3634484, place: Highland CDP, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,047 (100%)
In labor force: 2,588 (63.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,588 (63.95%)
----Employed: 2,469 (61.01%)
----Unemployed: 119 (2.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,459 (36.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,229 (55.08%)
In labor force: 1,184 (29.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,184 (29.26%)
----Employed: 1,147 (28.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 338 (8.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 224 (5.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,348 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,920 (81.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 236 (10.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 41 (1.75%)
Walked: 62 (2.64%)
Other means: 26 (1.11%)
Worked at home: 63 (2.68%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,469 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 804 (32.56%)
Service occupations: 410 (16.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 751 (30.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 255 (10.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 249 (10.09%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.36%)
Construction: 187 (7.57%)
Manufacturing: 248 (10.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 65 (2.63%)
Retail trade: 323 (13.08%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 153 (6.2%)
Information: 73 (2.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 95 (3.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 252 (10.21%)
Educational, health and social services: 643 (26.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 172 (6.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 113 (4.58%)
Public administration: 136 (5.51%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,900 (76.95%)
Government workers: 429 (17.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 140 (5.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,882 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 120 (6.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 104 (5.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 218 (11.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 264 (14.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 266 (14.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 422 (22.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 274 (14.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 197 (10.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.53%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.37%)
Median household income: $48,877

With earnings: 1,613 (85.71%)
--Mean earnings: $50,798
With Social Security income: 426 (22.64%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,242
With Supplemental Security Income: 84 (4.46%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,423
With public assistance income: 30 (1.59%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,279
With retirement income: 346 (18.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,657

Families: 1,205 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (6.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (2.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (6.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 138 (11.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 143 (11.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 331 (27.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 225 (18.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 178 (14.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $60,938

Per capita income: $21,346

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,781
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,335

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 76 (6.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 58 (4.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (3.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 53 (4.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53 (4.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (2.9%)
Individuals: 300 (24.9%)
--18 years and over: 200 (16.6%)
----65 years and over: 61 (5.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 79 (6.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 42 (3.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 124 (10.29%)

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