New York New York Economic and demographic information

New York New York Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New York city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 6,279,431 100.0     Households 3,022,477 100.0
In labor force 3,626,865 57.8   Less than $10,000 485,306 16.1
     Civilian labor force 3,624,566 57.7   $10,000 to $14,999 214,421 7.1
          Employed 3,277,825 52.2   $15,000 to $24,999 354,413 11.7
          Unemployed 346,741 5.5   $25,000 to $34,999 346,777 11.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 430,297 14.2
     Armed Forces 2,299 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 503,722 16.7
Not in labor force 2,652,566 42.2   $75,000 to $99,999 273,552 9.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 234,553 7.8
   Females 16 years and over 3,379,676 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 75,626 2.5
In labor force 1,755,340 51.9   $200,000 or more 103,810 3.4
     Civilian labor force 1,754,946 51.9   Median household income (dollars) 38,293 (X)
          Employed 1,578,319 46.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 590,836 100.0   With earnings 2,305,266 76.3
All parents in family in labor force 284,140 48.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 63,183 (X)
        With Social Security income 672,731 22.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,767 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 3,192,070 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 225,304 7.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 794,422 24.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,487 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 254,974 8.0   With public assistance income 227,886 7.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,684,850 52.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,817 (X)
Walked 332,264 10.4   With retirement income 375,301 12.4
Other means 33,409 1.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,652 (X)
Worked at home 92,151 2.9        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 40.0 (X)        
          Families 1,869,809 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,277,825 100.0   Less than $10,000 239,026 12.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 121,766 6.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,206,052 36.8   $15,000 to $24,999 219,424 11.7
Service occupations 608,383 18.6   $25,000 to $34,999 216,498 11.6
Sales and office occupations 896,486 27.4    $35,000 to $49,999 269,417 14.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,464 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 327,498 17.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 209,665 6.4   $75,000 to $99,999 190,152 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 355,775 10.9   $100,000 to $149,999 164,553 8.8
        150,000 to $199,999 50,937 2.7
        $200,000 or more 70,538 3.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 41,887 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2,101 0.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,402 (X)
Construction 139,385 4.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 217,602 6.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 37,435 (X)
Wholesale trade 101,812 3.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 32,949 (X)
Retail trade 295,803 9.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 211,506 6.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 173,594 5.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 372,809 11.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 390,956 11.9     Families 345,834 18.5
Educational, health and social services 765,905 23.4   With related children under 18 years 266,616 25.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 272,210 8.3        With related children under 5 years 122,601 28.3
Other services (except public administration) 187,335 5.7        
Public administration 146,807 4.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 194,083 34.3
        With related children under 18 years 165,691 44.1
             With related children under 5 years 71,207 52.2
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,668,938 21.2
Private wage and salary workers 2,553,998 77.9   18 years and over 1,097,182 18.4
Government workers 527,902 16.1        65 years and over 160,277 17.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 188,054 5.7   Related children under 18 years 562,990 30.0
Unpaid family workers 7,871 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 409,408 30.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 438,129 26.6
             
 
Date: January 6, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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