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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Defiance County
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 30,382 100.0     Households 15,113 100.0
In labor force 20,712 68.2   Less than $10,000 886 5.9
     Civilian labor force 20,691 68.1   $10,000 to $14,999 829 5.5
          Employed 19,917 65.6   $15,000 to $24,999 1,784 11.8
          Unemployed 774 2.5   $25,000 to $34,999 1,977 13.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 3,127 20.7
     Armed Forces 21 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 3,702 24.5
Not in labor force 9,670 31.8   $75,000 to $99,999 1,770 11.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 811 5.4
   Females 16 years and over 15,474 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 107 0.7
In labor force 9,297 60.1   $200,000 or more 120 0.8
     Civilian labor force 9,297 60.1   Median household income (dollars) 44,938 (X)
          Employed 8,955 57.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 2,940 100.0   With earnings 12,396 82.0
All parents in family in labor force 2,235 76.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 51,523 (X)
        With Social Security income 4,009 26.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,789 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 19,540 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 523 3.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 16,539 84.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,291 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,916 9.8   With public assistance income 266 1.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 49 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,774 (X)
Walked 431 2.2   With retirement income 2,823 18.7
Other means 151 0.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,222 (X)
Worked at home 454 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.2 (X)        
          Families 10,998 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,917 100.0   Less than $10,000 351 3.2
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 320 2.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 4,424 22.2   $15,000 to $24,999 996 9.1
Service occupations 2,506 12.6   $25,000 to $34,999 1,346 12.2
Sales and office occupations 4,137 20.8    $35,000 to $49,999 2,362 21.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 44 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 3,125 28.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,990 10.0   $75,000 to $99,999 1,545 14.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,816 34.2   $100,000 to $149,999 749 6.8
        150,000 to $199,999 89 0.8
        $200,000 or more 115 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 50,876 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 347 1.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 19,667 (X)
Construction 1,107 5.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 7,875 39.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 37,936 (X)
Wholesale trade 498 2.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 23,530 (X)
Retail trade 2,226 11.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 681 3.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 199 1.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 818 4.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 662 3.3     Families 495 4.5
Educational, health and social services 3,042 15.3   With related children under 18 years 375 6.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,179 5.9        With related children under 5 years 174 7.9
Other services (except public administration) 755 3.8        
Public administration 528 2.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 273 20.1
        With related children under 18 years 257 25.6
             With related children under 5 years 131 35.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 2,180 5.6
Private wage and salary workers 16,985 85.3   18 years and over 1,494 5.2
Government workers 1,729 8.7        65 years and over 254 5.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,176 5.9   Related children under 18 years 647 6.4
Unpaid family workers 27 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 432 5.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 792 14.6
             
 
Date: September 20, 2004
 
-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.