Plattsburgh, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3658574, place: Plattsburgh city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,052 (100%)
In labor force: 9,042 (56.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,035 (56.29%)
----Employed: 8,545 (53.23%)
----Unemployed: 490 (3.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 7,010 (43.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,706 (54.24%)
In labor force: 4,589 (28.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,589 (28.59%)
----Employed: 4,407 (27.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 880 (5.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 677 (4.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,325 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,534 (66.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,222 (14.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 278 (3.34%)
Walked: 1,003 (12.05%)
Other means: 116 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 172 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,545 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,754 (32.23%)
Service occupations: 1,914 (22.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,421 (28.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 442 (5.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,001 (11.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 41 (0.48%)
Construction: 261 (3.05%)
Manufacturing: 832 (9.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 184 (2.15%)
Retail trade: 1,213 (14.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 402 (4.7%)
Information: 310 (3.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 262 (3.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 506 (5.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,531 (29.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 957 (11.2%)
Other services (except public administration): 329 (3.85%)
Public administration: 717 (8.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,801 (67.89%)
Government workers: 2,409 (28.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 300 (3.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,572 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,505 (19.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 790 (10.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,121 (14.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 932 (12.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,054 (13.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,126 (14.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 556 (7.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 332 (4.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 89 (1.18%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (0.88%)
Median household income: $28,846

With earnings: 5,616 (74.17%)
--Mean earnings: $40,279
With Social Security income: 2,103 (27.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,378
With Supplemental Security Income: 439 (5.8%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,622
With public assistance income: 202 (2.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,871
With retirement income: 1,431 (18.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,885

Families: 3,513 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 377 (10.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 169 (4.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 403 (11.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 380 (10.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 579 (16.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 727 (20.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 448 (12.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 308 (8.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 64 (1.82%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (1.65%)
Median family income: $46,337

Per capita income: $17,127

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,429
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,824

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 478 (13.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 326 (9.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 147 (4.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 280 (7.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 243 (6.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (2.53%)
Individuals: 3,672 (104.53%)
--18 years and over: 3,043 (86.62%)
----65 years and over: 287 (8.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 587 (16.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 393 (11.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,339 (66.58%)

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