Lockport, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3643082, place: Lockport city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 17,173 (100%)
In labor force: 10,817 (62.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,783 (62.79%)
----Employed: 10,173 (59.24%)
----Unemployed: 610 (3.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 34 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 6,356 (37.01%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,126 (53.14%)
In labor force: 5,147 (29.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,141 (29.94%)
----Employed: 4,954 (28.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,705 (9.93%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,012 (5.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,892 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,162 (82.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,085 (10.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 106 (1.07%)
Walked: 339 (3.43%)
Other means: 64 (0.65%)
Worked at home: 136 (1.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,173 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,753 (27.06%)
Service occupations: 1,983 (19.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,469 (24.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 56 (0.55%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 848 (8.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,064 (20.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 60 (0.59%)
Construction: 443 (4.35%)
Manufacturing: 2,147 (21.1%)
Wholesale trade.: 292 (2.87%)
Retail trade: 1,350 (13.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 401 (3.94%)
Information: 157 (1.54%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 493 (4.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 743 (7.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,087 (20.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,012 (9.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 567 (5.57%)
Public administration: 421 (4.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,369 (82.27%)
Government workers: 1,473 (14.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 329 (3.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.02%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,478 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,044 (11.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 810 (8.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,609 (16.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,248 (13.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,681 (17.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,560 (16.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 813 (8.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 544 (5.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (0.83%)
$200,000 or more: 90 (0.95%)
Median household income: $35,222

With earnings: 7,125 (75.17%)
--Mean earnings: $46,105
With Social Security income: 2,669 (28.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,199
With Supplemental Security Income: 525 (5.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,214
With public assistance income: 400 (4.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,418
With retirement income: 2,143 (22.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,160

Families: 5,634 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 427 (7.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 315 (5.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 644 (11.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 688 (12.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,115 (19.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,174 (20.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 671 (11.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 448 (7.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (1.4%)
$200,000 or more: 73 (1.3%)
Median family income: $44,614

Per capita income: $19,620

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,197
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,944

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 657 (11.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 581 (10.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 239 (4.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 425 (7.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 390 (6.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (2.82%)
Individuals: 2,927 (51.95%)
--18 years and over: 1,854 (32.91%)
----65 years and over: 224 (3.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,061 (18.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 752 (13.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 937 (16.63%)

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