Watertown, NY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3678608, place: Watertown city, New York)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,610 (100%)
In labor force: 12,134 (58.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,941 (53.09%)
----Employed: 9,972 (48.38%)
----Unemployed: 969 (4.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 1,193 (5.79%)
Not in labor force: 8,476 (41.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,146 (54.08%)
In labor force: 5,737 (27.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,597 (27.16%)
----Employed: 5,129 (24.89%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,399 (11.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,440 (6.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,013 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,488 (77.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,462 (13.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 194 (1.76%)
Walked: 564 (5.12%)
Other means: 116 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 189 (1.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,972 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,962 (29.7%)
Service occupations: 2,119 (21.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,834 (28.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (0.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 747 (7.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,282 (12.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (0.35%)
Construction: 423 (4.24%)
Manufacturing: 811 (8.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 284 (2.85%)
Retail trade: 1,570 (15.74%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 351 (3.52%)
Information: 437 (4.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 365 (3.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 507 (5.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,513 (25.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,223 (12.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 554 (5.56%)
Public administration: 899 (9.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,386 (74.07%)
Government workers: 2,057 (20.63%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 499 (5%)
Unpaid family workers: 30 (0.3%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,039 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,758 (15.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,243 (11.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,972 (17.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,479 (13.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,765 (15.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,717 (15.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 623 (5.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 303 (2.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 78 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 101 (0.91%)
Median household income: $28,429

With earnings: 8,029 (72.73%)
--Mean earnings: $38,748
With Social Security income: 3,259 (29.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,601
With Supplemental Security Income: 880 (7.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,495
With public assistance income: 762 (6.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,202
With retirement income: 2,071 (18.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,757

Families: 6,556 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 594 (9.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 553 (8.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,033 (15.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 982 (14.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,217 (18.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,303 (19.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 497 (7.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 241 (3.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 65 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 71 (1.08%)
Median family income: $36,115

Per capita income: $16,354

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,068
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,294

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 947 (14.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 838 (12.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 490 (7.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 561 (8.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 528 (8.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 292 (4.45%)
Individuals: 4,973 (75.85%)
--18 years and over: 3,204 (48.87%)
----65 years and over: 428 (6.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,682 (25.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,064 (16.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,871 (28.54%)

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