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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wood County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 96,086 100.0     Households 45,192 100.0
In labor force 66,683 69.4   Less than $10,000 3,535 7.8
     Civilian labor force 66,552 69.3   $10,000 to $14,999 2,640 5.8
          Employed 62,448 65.0   $15,000 to $24,999 5,577 12.3
          Unemployed 4,104 4.3   $25,000 to $34,999 5,937 13.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,501 16.6
     Armed Forces 131 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 9,736 21.5
Not in labor force 29,403 30.6   $75,000 to $99,999 5,258 11.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 3,551 7.9
   Females 16 years and over 50,108 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 661 1.5
In labor force 31,922 63.7   $200,000 or more 796 1.8
     Civilian labor force 31,906 63.7   Median household income (dollars) 44,442 (X)
          Employed 29,827 59.5        
             
  Own children under 6 years 8,181 100.0   With earnings 37,912 83.9
All parents in family in labor force 5,490 67.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 53,885 (X)
        With Social Security income 10,038 22.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,949 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 61,207 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,087 2.4
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 51,760 84.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,709 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 4,778 7.8   With public assistance income 649 1.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 242 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,532 (X)
Walked 2,517 4.1   With retirement income 7,138 15.8
Other means 587 1.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,102 (X)
Worked at home 1,323 2.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.1 (X)        
          Families 29,898 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 62,448 100.0   Less than $10,000 904 3.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 692 2.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 20,568 32.9   $15,000 to $24,999 2,432 8.1
Service occupations 9,078 14.5   $25,000 to $34,999 3,183 10.6
Sales and office occupations 14,997 24.0    $35,000 to $49,999 5,320 17.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 219 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 8,158 27.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 5,041 8.1   $75,000 to $99,999 4,667 15.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12,545 20.1   $100,000 to $149,999 3,234 10.8
        150,000 to $199,999 603 2.0
        $200,000 or more 705 2.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 56,468 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 706 1.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,284 (X)
Construction 3,333 5.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 13,148 21.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 40,419 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,928 3.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,640 (X)
Retail trade 6,808 10.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3,524 5.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 1,217 1.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,693 4.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 4,592 7.4     Families 1,401 4.7
Educational, health and social services 14,982 24.0   With related children under 18 years 1,110 7.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 5,484 8.8        With related children under 5 years 552 10.0
Other services (except public administration) 2,304 3.7        
Public administration 1,729 2.8     Families with female householder, no husband present 722 19.1
        With related children under 18 years 682 25.9
             With related children under 5 years 367 38.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 10,903 9.6
Private wage and salary workers 49,379 79.1   18 years and over 8,700 10.2
Government workers 9,853 15.8        65 years and over 717 5.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,098 5.0   Related children under 18 years 2,080 7.4
Unpaid family workers 118 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 1,397 6.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 6,717 29.9
             
 
Date: July 24, 2003
 
-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.