2000 Census Comparison of National, State & Local Employment Information
EMPLOYMENT STATUS	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia Co.	Columbia Co.	Greene Co.	Greene Co.
Population 16 years and over	217,168,077	100	14,805,912	100	49,953	100	38,448	100
In labor force	138,820,935	63.9	9,046,805	61.1	30,952	62	21,769	56.6
Civilian labor force	137,668,798	63.4	9,023,096	60.9	30,916	61.9	21,685	56.4
Employed	129,721,512	59.7	8,382,988	56.6	29,587	59.2	20,355	52.9
Unemployed	7,947,286	3.7	640,108	4.3	1,329	2.7	1,330	3.5
Percent of civilian labor force	5.8	(X)	7.1	(X)	4.3	(X)	6.1	(X)
Armed Forces	1,152,137	0.5	23,709	0.2	36	0.1	84	0.2
Not in labor force	78,347,142	36.1	5,759,107	38.9	19,001	38	16,679	43.4
Females 16 years and over	112,185,795	100	7,810,436	100	25,395	100	18,405	100
In labor force	64,547,732	57.5	4,306,437	55.1	14,470	57	10,392	56.5
Civilian labor force	64,383,493	57.4	4,303,577	55.1	14,463	57	10,392	56.5
Employed	60,630,069	54	4,000,662	51.2	13,859	54.6	9,791	53.2
Own children under 6 years	21,833,613	100	1,405,240	100	3,962	100	2,949	100
All parents in family in labor force	12,787,501	58.6	764,721	54.4	2,599	65.6	1,916	65
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	128,279,228	100	8,211,916	100	28,929	100	19,964	100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	97,102,050	75.7	4,620,178	56.3	21,901	75.7	15,593	78.1
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	15,634,051	12.2	756,918	9.2	3,376	11.7	2,327	11.7
Public transportation (including taxicab)	6,067,703	4.7	2,006,194	24.4	672	2.3	286	1.4
Walked	3,758,982	2.9	511,721	6.2	1,189	4.1	783	3.9
Other means	1,532,219	1.2	69,036	0.8	311	1.1	141	0.7
Worked at home	4,184,223	3.3	247,869	3	1,480	5.1	834	4.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	25.5	(X)	31.7	(X)	26.1	(X)	29.1	(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	129,721,512	100	8,382,988	100	29,587	100	20,355	100
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	43,646,731	33.6	3,079,837	36.7	9,953	33.6	6,208	30.5
Service occupations	19,276,947	14.9	1,389,202	16.6	4,957	16.8	3,627	17.8
Sales and office occupations	34,621,390	26.7	2,272,500	27.1	6,951	23.5	5,178	25.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	951,810	0.7	24,609	0.3	450	1.5	280	1.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	12,256,138	9.4	633,091	7.6	3,198	10.8	2,353	11.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	18,968,496	14.6	983,749	11.7	4,078	13.8	2,709	13.3
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia Co.	Columbia Co.	Greene Co.	Greene Co.
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,426,053	1.9	54,372	0.6	923	3.1	508	2.5
Construction	8,801,507	6.8	433,787	5.2	2,588	8.7	1,724	8.5
Manufacturing	18,286,005	14.1	839,425	10	3,083	10.4	1,766	8.7
Wholesale trade	4,666,757	3.6	283,375	3.4	802	2.7	511	2.5
Retail trade	15,221,716	11.7	877,430	10.5	3,173	10.7	2,199	10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,740,102	5.2	460,485	5.5	1,352	4.6	1,377	6.8
Information	3,996,564	3.1	340,713	4.1	883	3	564	2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	8,934,972	6.9	736,687	8.8	1,477	5	1,106	5.4
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	12,061,865	9.3	849,124	10.1	2,370	8	1,297	6.4
Educational, health and social services	25,843,029	19.9	2,039,182	24.3	7,254	24.5	4,138	20.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	10,210,295	7.9	611,280	7.3	1,957	6.6	1,920	9.4
Other services (except public administration)	6,320,632	4.9	423,756	5.1	1,419	4.8	1,098	5.4
Public administration	6,212,015	4.8	433,372	5.2	2,306	7.8	2,147	10.5
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	101,794,361	78.5	6,434,109	76.8	20,553	69.5	13,772	67.7
Government workers	18,923,353	14.6	1,426,893	17	5,712	19.3	4,604	22.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	8,603,761	6.6	501,068	6	3,191	10.8	1,888	9.3
Unpaid family workers	400,037	0.3	20,918	0.2	131	0.4	91	0.4
INCOME IN 1999
Households	105,539,122	100	7,060,595	100	24,852	100	18,276	100
Less than $10,000	10,067,027	9.5	809,507	11.5	1,868	7.5	1,954	10.7
$10,000 to $14,999	6,657,228	6.3	453,320	6.4	1,553	6.2	1,313	7.2
$15,000 to $24,999	13,536,965	12.8	822,611	11.7	3,321	13.4	2,692	14.7
$25,000 to $34,999	13,519,242	12.8	807,043	11.4	3,503	14.1	2,774	15.2
$35,000 to $49,999	17,446,272	16.5	1,047,001	14.8	4,398	17.7	3,330	18.2
$50,000 to $74,999	20,540,604	19.5	1,297,712	18.4	5,228	21	3,344	18.3
$75,000 to $99,999	10,799,245	10.2	746,384	10.6	2,365	9.5	1,467	8
$100,000 to $149,999	8,147,826	7.7	639,525	9.1	1,593	6.4	923	5.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,322,038	2.2	202,640	2.9	501	2	228	1.2
$200,000 or more	2,502,675	2.4	234,852	3.3	522	2.1	251	1.4
Median household income (dollars)	41,994	(X)	43,393	(X)	41,915	(X)	36,493	(X)
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia Co.	Columbia Co.	Greene Co.	Greene Co.
With earnings	84,962,743	80.5	5,516,841	78.1	19,420	78.1	13,848	75.8
Mean earnings (dollars)	56,604	(X)	64,102	(X)	53,082	(X)	46,583	(X)
With Social Security income	27,084,417	25.7	1,837,421	26	8,061	32.4	6,196	33.9
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,320	(X)	11,667	(X)	11,809	(X)	11,237	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	4,615,885	4.4	390,779	5.5	985	4	895	4.9
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,320	(X)	6,568	(X)	6,498	(X)	5,948	(X)
With public assistance income	3,629,732	3.4	344,175	4.9	540	2.2	514	2.8
Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,032	(X)	3,699	(X)	3,538	(X)	2,907	(X)
With retirement income	17,659,058	16.7	1,196,637	16.9	5,488	22.1	4,047	22.1
Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,376	(X)	17,660	(X)	18,708	(X)	14,516	(X)
Families	72,261,780	100	4,673,485	100	16,662	100	12,092	100
Less than $10,000	4,155,386	5.8	359,778	7.7	674	4	672	5.6
$10,000 to $14,999	3,115,586	4.3	215,349	4.6	582	3.5	532	4.4
$15,000 to $24,999	7,757,397	10.7	462,739	9.9	1,776	10.7	1,567	13
$25,000 to $34,999	8,684,429	12	505,162	10.8	2,296	13.8	1,844	15.2
$35,000 to $49,999	12,377,108	17.1	705,855	15.1	3,128	18.8	2,395	19.8
$50,000 to $74,999	16,130,100	22.3	957,683	20.5	4,151	24.9	2,721	22.5
$75,000 to $99,999	9,009,327	12.5	594,059	12.7	1,970	11.8	1,203	9.9
$100,000 to $149,999	6,936,210	9.6	522,203	11.2	1,313	7.9	762	6.3
$150,000 to $199,999	1,983,673	2.7	164,443	3.5	403	2.4	179	1.5
$200,000 or more	2,112,564	2.9	186,214	4	369	2.2	217	1.8
Median family income (dollars)	50,046	(X)	51,691	(X)	49,357	(X)	43,854	(X)
Per capita income (dollars)	21,587	(X)	23,389	(X)	22,265	(X)	18,931	(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	37,057	(X)	40,236	(X)	34,702	(X)	35,598	(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,194	(X)	31,099	(X)	25,878	(X)	25,346	(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	6,620,945	(X)	535,935	(X)	1,063	(X)	1,035	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	9.2	(X)	11.5	(X)	6.4	(X)	8.6
With related children under 18 years	5,155,866	(X)	418,591	(X)	824	(X)	761	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	13.6	(X)	16.9	(X)	10.6	(X)	13.3
With related children under 5 years	2,562,263	(X)	198,252	(X)	414	(X)	271	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	17	(X)	20.2	(X)	15.8	(X)	15.2
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia Co.	Columbia Co.	Greene Co.	Greene Co.
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,315,916	(X)	294,906	(X)	530	(X)	500	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	26.5	(X)	29.2	(X)	22.4	(X)	29.4
With related children under 18 years	2,940,459	(X)	257,263	(X)	476	(X)	432	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	34.3	(X)	38.8	(X)	30.7	(X)	36.5
With related children under 5 years	1,401,493	(X)	115,454	(X)	275	(X)	163	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	46.4	(X)	49.8	(X)	54.3	(X)	45.3
Individuals	33,899,812	(X)	2,692,202	(X)	5,471	(X)	5,432	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	12.4	(X)	14.6	(X)	9	(X)	12.2
18 years and over	22,152,954	(X)	1,776,492	(X)	3,700	(X)	3,704	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	10.9	(X)	12.8	(X)	8	(X)	10.9
65 years and over	3,287,774	(X)	264,336	(X)	646	(X)	751	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	9.9	(X)	11.3	(X)	6.8	(X)	10.4
Related children under 18 years	11,386,031	(X)	893,505	(X)	1,703	(X)	1,662	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	16.1	(X)	19.6	(X)	11.8	(X)	15.7
Related children 5 to 17 years	7,974,006	(X)	639,896	(X)	1,130	(X)	1,232	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	15.4	(X)	19.1	(X)	10.2	(X)	15.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	10,721,935	(X)	817,663	(X)	2,012	(X)	2,127	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	22.7	(X)	24	(X)	17.6	(X)	24