Niagara Falls, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3651055, place: Niagara Falls city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 43,186 (100%)
In labor force: 24,786 (57.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 24,751 (57.31%)
----Employed: 22,258 (51.54%)
----Unemployed: 2,493 (5.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.1%
--Armed Forces: 35 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 18,400 (42.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,531 (54.49%)
In labor force: 12,531 (29.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,516 (28.98%)
----Employed: 11,506 (26.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,210 (9.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,665 (6.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 21,679 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,059 (78.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,249 (10.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 670 (3.09%)
Walked: 1,129 (5.21%)
Other means: 200 (0.92%)
Worked at home: 372 (1.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 22,258 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,406 (24.29%)
Service occupations: 4,452 (20%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,489 (29.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,723 (7.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,166 (18.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 53 (0.24%)
Construction: 904 (4.06%)
Manufacturing: 4,154 (18.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 638 (2.87%)
Retail trade: 3,086 (13.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,237 (5.56%)
Information: 755 (3.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 862 (3.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,525 (6.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,811 (21.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,327 (10.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,083 (4.87%)
Public administration: 823 (3.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 18,349 (82.44%)
Government workers: 2,972 (13.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 892 (4.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 45 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 24,071 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,229 (17.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,586 (10.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,514 (18.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,711 (15.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,351 (13.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,381 (14.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,347 (5.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 753 (3.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 98 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 101 (0.42%)
Median household income: $26,800

With earnings: 16,378 (68.04%)
--Mean earnings: $36,803
With Social Security income: 8,809 (36.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,101
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,650 (6.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,961
With public assistance income: 1,678 (6.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,355
With retirement income: 5,365 (22.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,346

Families: 14,373 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,583 (11.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,102 (7.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,299 (16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,342 (16.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,380 (16.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,661 (18.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,210 (8.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 671 (4.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 72 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 53 (0.37%)
Median family income: $34,377

Per capita income: $15,721

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,672
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,124

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,248 (15.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,877 (13.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 966 (6.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,547 (10.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,413 (9.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 718 (5%)
Individuals: 10,705 (74.48%)
--18 years and over: 6,566 (45.68%)
----65 years and over: 1,078 (7.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,109 (28.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,780 (19.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,405 (23.69%)

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