Roosevelt Island 2000 Census Data Surprise- No Farmers, Fishermen or Forest Rangers

From NY Times Freakonomics column:

Have you all played around with Zipskinny? It’s a site that takes data from the 2000 census and lets you search by ZIP code to see demographic information in your area, and compare it to others: income levels, racial breakdown, unemployment, education level, marital status, etc. It’s pretty basic information, little more than a snapshot, but it’s a good snapshot and a really nice interface.

Here is a sample of 2000 census data for Roosevelt Island using 10044 zip code.

Social Indicators

Educational Achievement:			Marital Status:
(among people 25 years or older)			(among people 15 years or older)
Less than 9th grade:	7.5%		Never married:	28.9%
9th-12th grade (nongrad):	15.1%		Married:	49.2%
High school graduate:	15.8%		Separated:	3.5%
Some college:	10.8%		Widowed:	10.2%
Associate degree:	4.9%		Divorced:	8.2%
Bachelors degree:	21.9%		Stability/Newcomer Appeal:
Graduate/Professional:	24%		Same home 5+ years:	46.7%
High school or higher:	77.4%
Bachelors or higher:	45.9%

Economic Indicators

Household Income			Occupation
<$10,000	15%		(among employed persons over 16)
$10,000-$14,999	6.3%		Mgt./Professional	61.9%
$15,000-$24,999	8.7%		Service	7.1%
$25,000-$34,999	7.5%		Sales/Office	23.4%
$35,000-$49,999	12.5%		Farm/Fishing/Forestry	0%
$50,000-$74,999	16.7%		Construction/Extraction/Maint.	1.8%
$75,000-$99,999	10.6%		Production/Transportation	5.8%
$100,000-$149,999	13.7%		Unemployment/Poverty
$150,000-$199,999	4.1%		Unemployed	11.2%
$200,000+	4.9%		Below Poverty Line	16.9%
Median Household Income: $49,976

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