Nassau County, NY Economic Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Nassau county new york dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over1,041,416100.0
In labor force655,80963.0
Civilian labor force
655,36362.9
Employed
631,18860.6
Unemployed
24,1752.3
Percent of civilian labor force
3.7(X)
Armed Forces
4460.0
Not in labor force385,60737.0
Females 16 years and over549,918100.0
In labor force303,30855.2
Civilian labor force
303,26155.1
Employed
291,89353.1
Own children under 6 years100,881100.0
All parents in family in labor force52,49752.0
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over619,586100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone429,77769.4
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled53,1158.6
Public transportation (including taxicab)97,41115.7
Walked16,7602.7
Other means4,1310.7
Worked at home18,3923.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes)34.3(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over631,188100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations258,58241.0
Service occupations86,28213.7
Sales and office occupations192,01630.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4870.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations44,3537.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations49,4687.8
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining6350.1
Construction32,4665.1
Manufacturing40,7956.5
Wholesale trade26,6654.2
Retail trade68,13810.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities38,0996.0
Information25,8254.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing72,94211.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services74,93411.9
Educational, health and social services153,38624.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services35,4805.6
Other services (except public administration)29,0524.6
Public administration32,7715.2
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers485,36976.9
Government workers108,08317.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business36,3245.8
Unpaid family workers1,4120.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households447,803100.0
Less than $10,00020,2714.5
$10,000 to $14,99914,6433.3
$15,000 to $24,99929,5696.6
$25,000 to $34,99931,3867.0
$35,000 to $49,99950,41411.3
$50,000 to $74,99986,57519.3
$75,000 to $99,99970,24615.7
$100,000 to $149,99980,26117.9
$150,000 to $199,99930,6126.8
$200,000 or more33,8267.6
Median household income (dollars)72,030(X)
With earnings368,34182.3
Mean earnings (dollars)
93,100(X)
With Social Security income139,30231.1
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,631(X)
With Supplemental Security Income13,6003.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,394(X)
With public assistance income5,9131.3
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
4,435(X)
With retirement income91,11320.3
Mean retirement income (dollars)
22,013(X)
Families349,694100.0
Less than $10,0007,5722.2
$10,000 to $14,9996,0661.7
$15,000 to $24,99916,3124.7
$25,000 to $34,99920,8236.0
$35,000 to $49,99936,60310.5
$50,000 to $74,99970,24420.1
$75,000 to $99,99961,18817.5
$100,000 to $149,99972,34920.7
$150,000 to $199,99927,7767.9
$200,000 or more30,7618.8
Median family income (dollars)81,246(X)
Per capita income (dollars)32,151(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers52,340(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers37,446(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families12,207(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)3.5
With related children under 18 years8,550(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)4.9
With related children under 5 years
3,647(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.4
Families with female householder, no husband present4,928(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.6
With related children under 18 years4,009(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)17.2
With related children under 5 years
1,530(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)22.9
Individuals68,631(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.2
18 years and over49,097(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.0
65 years and over
10,757(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.6
Related children under 18 years18,836(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
13,906(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over25,062(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)17.2
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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