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Section 3: Report of Findings

IX. Economy, Employment & Welfare

Table EW-18: Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics, 2000 for Cortland County

 

Geographic Area: Cortland County, NY
(Data based on a sample)
Subject
Number
Percent
Employment Status
   Population 16 years & over
38,421
100
In Labor Force
24,776
64.5
  Civilian labor force
24,758
64.4
    Employed
22,664
59.0
    Unemployed
2,094
5.5
       Percent of civilian labor force
8.5
(X)
  Armed Forces
18
-
Not in labor force
13,645
35.5
 
Females 16 years & over
20,138
100.0
In labor force
12,085
60.0
  Civilian labor force
12,085
60.0
    Employed
11,234
55.8
    Own children under 6 years
3,317
100.0
All parents in family in labor force
2,171
65.5
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years & over
22,163
100.0
Car, truck or van - drove alone
16,414
74.1
Car, truck or van - carpooled
2,661
12.0
Public transportation (including taxicab)
478
2.2
Walked
1,383
6.2
Other means
224
1.0
Worked at home
1,003
4.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) *
21.1
(X)
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
22,664
100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional and related occupations
7,151
31.6
Service occupations
3,989
17.6
Sales and office occupations
5,307
23.4
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations
367
1.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
2,013
8.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,837
16.9
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
786
3.5
Construction
1,447
6.4
Manufacturing
3,748
16.5
Wholesale trade
610
2.7
Retail trade
2,462
10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
647
2.9
Information
387
1.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
783
3.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
1,222
5.4
Educational, health and social services
6,613
29.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,832
8.1
Other services (except public administration)
1,126
5.0
Public administration
1,001
4.4
  
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
16,285
71.9
Government workers
4,583
20.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
1,675
7.4
Unpaid family workers
121
0.5
 
Income in 1999
 
 
Households
18,249
100.0
Less than $10,000
2,188
12.0
$10,000 to $14,999
1,593
8.7
$15,000 to $24,999
2,796
15.3
$25,000 to $34,999
2,681
14.7
$35,000 to $49,999
3,342
18.3
$50,000 to $74,999
3,292
18.0
$75,000 to $99,999
1,331
7.3
$100,000 to $149,999
759
4.2
$150,000 to $199,999
84
0.5
$200,000 or more
183
1.0
Median household income (dollars)
34,364
(X)
 
With earnings
14,681
80.4
  Mean earnings (dollars)*
42,088
(X)
With Social Security income
4,963
27.2
  Mean Social Security income (dollars)*
11,390
(X)
With Supplemental Security Income
1,026
5.6
  Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)*
6,082
(X)
With public assistance income
640
3.5
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)*
2,933
(X)
With retirement income
3,198
17.5
  Mean retirement income (dollars)*
13,032
(X)
 
 
 
Families
11,714
100.0
Less than $10,000
726
6.2
$10,000 to $14,999
635
5.4
$15,000 to $24,999
1,487
12.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,702
14.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,511
21.4
$50,000 to $74,999
2,674
22.8
$75,000 to $99,999
1,110
9.5
$100,000 to $149,999
673
5.7
$150,000 to $199,999
60
.05
$200,000 or more
136
1.2
Median family income (dollars)
42,204
(X)
 
 
 
Per capita income (dollars)*
16.622
(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
 
 
Male full-time, year-round workers
30,814
(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers
22,166
(X)
 
 
 
Subject
Number Below Poverty Level
Percent Below Poverty Level
Poverty Status in 1999
 
 
Families
1,093
9.3
With related children under 18 years
836
14.1
With related children under 5 years
443
19.4
 
 
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
639
32.6
With related children under 18 years
540
40.6
With related children under 5 years
308
57.8
 
 
 
Individuals
7,015
15.5
18 years and over
5,113
15.0
65 years and over
616
10.8
Related children under 18 years
1,813
16.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
1,231
15.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
3,534
34.9
- Represents zero or rounds to zero
(X) Not applicable
* 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.

Source: US Bureau of the Census, Census 2000

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org