Valley Stream, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3676705, place: Valley Stream village, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 28,831 (100%)
In labor force: 18,127 (62.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,121 (62.85%)
----Employed: 17,554 (60.89%)
----Unemployed: 567 (1.97%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 10,704 (37.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,344 (53.22%)
In labor force: 8,677 (30.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,677 (30.1%)
----Employed: 8,472 (29.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,448 (8.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,329 (4.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 17,368 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,840 (68.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,585 (9.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,963 (17.06%)
Walked: 517 (2.98%)
Other means: 109 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 354 (2.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 17,554 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,880 (33.5%)
Service occupations: 2,445 (13.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,247 (35.59%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,553 (8.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,426 (8.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.05%)
Construction: 1,159 (6.6%)
Manufacturing: 998 (5.69%)
Wholesale trade.: 755 (4.3%)
Retail trade: 1,915 (10.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,584 (9.02%)
Information: 768 (4.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,938 (11.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,775 (10.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,742 (21.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,058 (6.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 761 (4.34%)
Public administration: 1,092 (6.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 13,457 (76.66%)
Government workers: 3,209 (18.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 822 (4.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 66 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,508 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 564 (4.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 523 (4.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 938 (7.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,110 (8.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,691 (13.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,611 (20.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,193 (17.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,020 (16.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 526 (4.21%)
$200,000 or more: 332 (2.65%)
Median household income: $63,243

With earnings: 9,944 (79.5%)
--Mean earnings: $77,245
With Social Security income: 4,270 (34.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,947
With Supplemental Security Income: 258 (2.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,128
With public assistance income: 173 (1.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,399
With retirement income: 2,848 (22.77%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,875

Families: 9,707 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 135 (1.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 184 (1.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 449 (4.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 707 (7.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,270 (13.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,293 (23.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,057 (21.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,817 (18.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 499 (5.14%)
$200,000 or more: 296 (3.05%)
Median family income: $72,585

Per capita income: $25,636

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,094
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,260

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 235 (2.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 160 (1.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (0.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 117 (1.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 92 (0.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.06%)
Individuals: 1,256 (12.94%)
--18 years and over: 895 (9.22%)
----65 years and over: 267 (2.75%)
--Related children under 18 years: 348 (3.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 293 (3.02%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 511 (5.26%)

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