Northfield, VT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5050200, place: Northfield village, Vermont)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,790 (100%)
In labor force: 1,502 (53.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,461 (52.37%)
----Employed: 1,399 (50.14%)
----Unemployed: 62 (2.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 41 (1.47%)
Not in labor force: 1,288 (46.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,146 (41.08%)
In labor force: 673 (24.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 673 (24.12%)
----Employed: 654 (23.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 129 (4.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 108 (3.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,397 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 761 (54.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 152 (10.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.21%)
Walked: 408 (29.21%)
Other means: 35 (2.51%)
Worked at home: 38 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,399 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 394 (28.16%)
Service occupations: 286 (20.44%)
Sales and office occupations: 416 (29.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.5%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 79 (5.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 217 (15.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.93%)
Construction: 49 (3.5%)
Manufacturing: 164 (11.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (1.36%)
Retail trade: 123 (8.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 53 (3.79%)
Information: 51 (3.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 76 (5.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 67 (4.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 485 (34.67%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 145 (10.36%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (2.79%)
Public administration: 115 (8.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,090 (77.91%)
Government workers: 227 (16.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 75 (5.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 831 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (9.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 56 (6.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 174 (20.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 121 (14.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 145 (17.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 172 (20.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 63 (7.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (1.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $33,348

With earnings: 660 (79.42%)
--Mean earnings: $39,172
With Social Security income: 236 (28.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,344
With Supplemental Security Income: 48 (5.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,898
With public assistance income: 35 (4.21%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,576
With retirement income: 111 (13.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,107

Families: 478 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 23 (4.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (1.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 95 (19.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (15.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 100 (20.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 109 (22.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (12.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,783

Per capita income: $11,760

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,955

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (6.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (4.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (2.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (2.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (2.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.05%)
Individuals: 232 (48.54%)
--18 years and over: 186 (38.91%)
----65 years and over: 29 (6.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 46 (9.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (7.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 136 (28.45%)

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