Adamstown, PA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4200364, place: Adamstown borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 956 (100%)
In labor force: 707 (73.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 703 (73.54%)
----Employed: 682 (71.34%)
----Unemployed: 21 (2.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.42%)
Not in labor force: 249 (26.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 487 (50.94%)
In labor force: 328 (34.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (34.31%)
----Employed: 317 (33.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 99 (10.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 54 (5.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 677 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 551 (81.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 68 (10.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (4.14%)
Other means: 3 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 682 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 186 (27.27%)
Service occupations: 57 (8.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 183 (26.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.88%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 80 (11.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 170 (24.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.88%)
Construction: 52 (7.62%)
Manufacturing: 235 (34.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.81%)
Retail trade: 81 (11.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (5.43%)
Information: 11 (1.61%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 38 (5.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (4.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 90 (13.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 28 (4.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (2.93%)
Public administration: 29 (4.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 577 (84.6%)
Government workers: 62 (9.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 41 (6.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 507 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (4.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (3.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (11.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (12.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 147 (28.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (23.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (11.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.38%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.39%)
Median household income: $43,578

With earnings: 425 (83.83%)
--Mean earnings: $49,304
With Social Security income: 135 (26.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,864
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (2.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,991
With public assistance income: 4 (0.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $7,950
With retirement income: 95 (18.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,923

Families: 361 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5 (1.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1 (0.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (8.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (11.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 107 (29.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (29.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (13.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.94%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.55%)
Median family income: $47,337

Per capita income: $20,840

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,400

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 5 (1.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (0.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (0.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1 (0.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 29 (8.03%)
--18 years and over: 21 (5.82%)
----65 years and over: 5 (1.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8 (2.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (2.22%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 15 (4.16%)

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