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6.0
Overview of the Economy
6.3 General Economic
Characteristics
6.3.1 Income
A comparison of 1989 income figures and poverty
status for the Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford and Monroe
County are listed in the following table:
Table 6-1
Household Income Characteristics - 1989
Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford and Monroe County
| |
Village
of Pittsford |
Town
of Pittsford |
Monroe
County |
| 1989 Income |
Income
|
Percent
|
Income
|
Percent
|
Income
|
Percent |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Households |
629
|
|
8,226
|
|
|
272,193 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $5,000 |
6 |
0.95% |
52
|
0.6%
|
11,990 |
4.4% |
| $5,000 to $9,999 |
34
|
5.4%
|
152 |
1.8%
|
22,374
|
8.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 |
39
|
6.2%
|
198
|
2.4%
|
19,520
|
7.2% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 |
78
|
12.4% |
557
|
6.8%
|
40,267
|
14.8% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 |
53
|
8.4% |
587
|
7.1%
|
40,495
|
14.9% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 |
120
|
19%
|
1,031
|
12.5%
|
53,070
|
19.5% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 |
135
|
21.4%
|
1,889
|
22.9%
|
52,583
|
19.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 |
75
|
11.9%
|
1,510
|
18.3%
|
18,779
|
6.9% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 |
56 |
8.9%
|
1,437
|
17.4%
|
9,428
|
3.5% |
| $150,000 or more |
33 |
5.2%
|
813
|
9.9%
|
3,687
|
1.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Median household income
(dollars) |
48,315 |
|
69,574
|
|
35,337
|
|
Source: US
Bureau of the Census - 1990, peter j. smith & company, inc.
The 1989 income statistics for the Village of
Pittsford, the Town of Pittsford and Monroe County illustrate
that in the Village of Pittsford, 6.3% of the households earn
less than $9,999 compared to 2.4% for the Town of Pittsford and
12.6% in Monroe County. A total of 8.9% of the households in the
Village earn between $100,000 to $149,999 as compared to 17.4%
for the Town and 3.5% in Monroe County as a whole. The median
household income for the Village of Pittsford ($48,315) is higher
than the County ($35,337) but somewhat lower than the Town ($69,574).
6.3.2 Poverty
The following Table illustrates the poverty
status for the Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford, Monroe
County and New York State. A low poverty level is an indicator
of good educational and employment opportunities and a higher
standard of living for the residents in the Village.
Table 6-2
Poverty Status - 1990
Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford, Monroe County and New
York State
| Municipality
|
Below
Poverty Level |
| Village of Pittsford |
3.1% |
| Town of Pittsford |
2.6% |
| Monroe County |
10.3% |
| New York State |
13.0% |
Source: US
Bureau of the Census - 1990, peter j. smith & company, inc.
The U.S. Census Bureau uses an established income threshold that
varies according to family size and structure to determine who
is poor. If a family's total income is less than their threshold,
then that family and every individual of that family is considered
poor. An example of this would be a family of four that includes
two related children under 18 would have a weighted average threshold
of $13,254 and if that family's total income is below this they
are considered poor.
Poverty levels for 1990 show that the poverty
level for the Village of Pittsford at 3.1% is well below that
of Monroe County and New York State, however slightly higher than
the Town. Broken down further, the poverty level for all families
in the Village with related children below 18 years of age is
2.9%, for the County 15.7% and the State at 18.8% while the poverty
rate for families with related children below 5 years of age is
2.7% for the Village, 19.1% for the County and 20.5% for the State.
6.3.3 Employment
The following section examines occupations and
industry in the Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford and Monroe
County. In the Village and County, the occupations are broken
down as follows:
Table 6-3
Occupation - 1990
Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford and Monroe County
| |
Village
of Pittsford |
Town
of Pittsford |
Monroe
County |
| Occupation |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed persons 16 years
& over |
841
|
|
12,865
|
|
353,883 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Executive, administrative,
& managerial occupations |
169
|
20.0%
|
3,100
|
24.1%
|
47,259
|
13.3% |
| Professional specialty
occupations |
257
|
30.5%
|
3,783
|
29.4%
|
63,286
|
17.8% |
| Technicians & related
support occupations |
33
|
3.9%
|
448 |
3.5%
|
16,868
|
4.7% |
| Sales occupations |
120
|
14.2%
|
1,938
|
15.1%
|
39,460
|
11.1% |
| Administrative support
occupations, including clerical |
118 |
14.0%
|
1,732
|
13.5%
|
59,481
|
16.8% |
| Private household occupations |
2 |
0.2%
|
31
|
0.2% |
867 |
0.2% |
| Protective service occupations
|
9 |
1.0%
|
111
|
0.9%
|
5,121
|
1.4% |
| Service occupations, except
protective & household |
49
|
5.8%
|
720
|
5.6%
|
37,629
|
10.6% |
| Farming, forestry, &
fishing occupations |
8 |
1.0%
|
65
|
0.5% |
2,517
|
0.7% |
| Precision production, craft,
& repair occupations |
41
|
4.8%
|
490
|
3.8%
|
36,297
|
10.2% |
| Machine operators, assemblers,
& inspectors |
15
|
1.7%
|
1,885
|
1.4%
|
26,189
|
7.4% |
| Transportation & material
moving occupations |
12
|
1.4%
|
103
|
0.8%
|
9,484
|
2.67% |
| Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, & laborers |
8
|
1.0%
|
159
|
1.2%
|
9,425 |
2.66% |
Source: US Bureau
of the Census - 1990, peter j. smith & company, inc.
Occupations of the residents who live in the
Village and Town are very similar. The employment sector in the
Village and Town contains a large number of skilled positions
as compared to the County. Professional specialty occupations
at 30.5% hold the largest segment of the employment sector for
the Village of Pittsford as well as the Town at 29.4% in contrast
to the County at 17.8%. Executive, administrative, and managerial
occupations are at 20.0% for the Village, 24.1% for the Town and
13.3% for the County.
Table
6-4 Industry - 1990
Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford and Monroe County
| |
Village
of Pittsford |
Town
of Pittsford |
Monroe
County |
| Industry |
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed persons 16 years
and over |
841 |
|
12,865
|
|
353,883 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture, forestry,
& fisheries |
1*
|
0.1% |
85
|
0.7%
|
2,879 |
0.8% |
| Mining |
0
|
0.0%
|
15
|
0.1% |
267
|
0.07% |
| Construction |
45
|
5.3%
|
401
|
3.1%
|
15,268
|
4.3% |
| Manufacturing, nondurable
goods |
17 |
2.0%
|
558
|
4.3%
|
17,3199
|
4.8% |
| Manufacturing, durable
goods |
105
|
12.4%
|
2,206 |
17.1%
|
80,731
|
22.8% |
| Transportation |
23
|
2.7%
|
155 |
1.2% |
8,820 |
2.4% |
| Communications & other
public utilities |
13
|
1.5%
|
207
|
1.6%
|
7,134
|
2.0% |
| Wholesale trades |
49
|
5.8% |
620
|
4.8%
|
12,958
|
3.6% |
| Retail trade |
128
|
15.2%
|
1,821
|
14.2% |
55,944 |
15.8% |
| Finance, insurance, &
real estate |
86
|
10.2%
|
1,024
|
8.0%
|
21,755
|
6.1% |
| Business & repair services |
33
|
3.9%
|
442
|
3.4%
|
15,020
|
4.2% |
| Personal services |
10
|
1.1%
|
263
|
2.0%
|
7,693
|
2.1% |
| Entertainment, & recreation
services |
12
|
1.4%
|
250
|
1.9% |
4,303
|
1.2% |
| Health services |
66
|
7.8%
|
1,114
|
8.7%
|
31,693
|
8.9% |
| Educational services |
129
|
15.3%
|
2,240 |
17.4%
|
38,184
|
10.7% |
| Other professional &
related services |
104
|
12.3%
|
1,253
|
9.7%
|
25,096
|
7.0% |
| Public administration |
20
|
2.3% |
184
|
1.4%
|
8,819 |
2.4% |
Source: US Bureau of the Census
- 1990, peter j. smith & company, inc.
Educational services account
for 15.3% of the total industry with retail trade following
closely behind at 15.2% and other professional and related services
at 12.3% for the Village. The Town at 17.1% and the County at
22.8% have a high percentage of manufacturing of durable goods
compared to the Village at 12.4%.
Table
6-5 Unemployment Rates - 2000
Village of Pittsford, Town of Pittsford, Monroe County and New
York State
| Municipality
|
Percent
Unemployed |
| Village of Pittsford |
1.3% |
| Town of Pittsford |
1.6% |
| Monroe County |
3.8% |
| New York State |
4.3% |
Source: NYS Department
of Labor
The high level of education and employment opportunities
found in and around the Village of Pittsford contributes to a
low unemployment rate of 1.3% compared to the Town at 1.6%, Monroe
County at 3.8% and New York State at 4.3%.
6.3.4 Labor Force Characteristics
According to the 1997 Economic
Census, the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisted
of 376,652 professionals. The largest percentage (28.1%) of the
labor force was employed in manufacturing, yielding $26 billion
in sales, receipts or shipments. The smallest percentage (0.3%)
was employed in educational services. The US Bureau of the Census
does not provide this information for smaller entities; information
for the Town and Village is not available. The tables below illustrate
the labor force characteristics for the Rochester MSA and Monroe
County:
Table 6-6
Employment by Industry, 1997
Rochester MSA
| Industry |
Number
of
Positions |
Percent |
Sales,
receipts
or shipments ($1,000) |
| Mining |
N/A |
N/A
|
N/A |
| Utilities |
2,490 |
6.6%
|
1,263,953 |
| Construction
|
N/A |
N/A
|
N/A |
| Manufacturing
|
106,140
|
28.1%
|
25,983,570 |
| Wholesale |
19,113
|
5.0%
|
10,744,367 |
| Retail |
61,350
|
16.2%
|
9,177,501 |
| Transportation |
6,473 |
1.7%
|
488,620 |
| Information |
N/A |
N/A
|
N/A |
| Finance, Insurance
|
16,229
|
4.3%
|
754,297 |
| Real Estate&
rental& leasing |
6,678 |
1.7%
|
1,826,226 |
| Professional,
scientific & technical |
18,166
|
4.8%
|
50961 |
| Management
of companies and enterprises |
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A |
| Administrative&
support & waste management & remediation services
|
26,305
|
6.9% |
1,189,192 |
| Educational
services |
1,390 |
0.3% |
99,975 |
| Health care
& social assistance |
63,350
|
16.8%
|
3,510,603 |
| Arts, entertainment
& recreation |
5,339
|
1.4%
|
107,499 |
| Accommodation
& food services |
33,872 |
9.0%
|
1,023,536 |
| Other services
(except public administration) |
9,757
|
2.5%
|
513,275 |
| Total |
376,652
|
100.0%
|
56,733,575 |
Source: 1997 Economic Census
The labor force in Monroe County,
per the 1997 Economic Census, consisted of 232,006 persons.
Similar to the Rochester MSA, the largest percentage (35.5%)
of the County's labor force was employed in the manufacturing
sector, while the smallest percentage (0.3%) was employed in
the educational services category. The manufacturing sector
in 1997 shows $22 billion in sales, receipts or shipments. Monroe
County's labor force characteristics are noted in the table
below:
Table
6-7 Employment by Industry, 1997
Monroe County
| Industry |
Number
of
Positions |
Percent |
Sales,
receipts
or shipments ($1,000) |
| Mining |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Utilities |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Construction
|
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Manufacturing
|
82,459
|
35.5% |
21,774,715 |
| Wholesale |
15,298
|
6.5%
|
9,311,143 |
| Retail |
43,294
|
18.6%
|
6,513,211 |
| Transportation |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Information |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Finance, Insurance
|
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Real Estate&
rental& leasing |
5,984
|
2.5%
|
684,312 |
| Professional,
scientific & technical |
15,316
|
6.6%
|
1,643,013 |
| Management
of companies and enterprises |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
| Administrative&
support & waste management & remediation services
|
23,478
|
10.1%
|
1,026,782 |
| Educational
services |
882
|
0.3%
|
73,559 |
| Health care
& social assistance |
14,414
|
6.0%
|
951,707 |
| Arts, entertainment
& recreation |
2,026
|
0.8%
|
102,760 |
| Accommodation
& food services |
22,914
|
9.8%
|
219,357 |
| Other services
(except public administration) |
6,001
|
2.5%
|
401,565 |
| Total |
232,006
|
100.0%
|
42,702,104 |
Source: 1997
Economic Census
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