Allentown, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202000, place: Allentown city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 82,784 (100%)
In labor force: 49,709 (60.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 49,692 (60.03%)
----Employed: 46,100 (55.69%)
----Unemployed: 3,592 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 17 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 33,075 (39.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 44,145 (53.33%)
In labor force: 24,086 (29.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 24,086 (29.09%)
----Employed: 22,187 (26.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 8,409 (10.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,206 (6.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 45,221 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 32,189 (71.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,587 (14.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,735 (3.84%)
Walked: 3,347 (7.4%)
Other means: 500 (1.11%)
Worked at home: 863 (1.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 46,100 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,437 (24.81%)
Service occupations: 8,311 (18.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 12,724 (27.6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 74 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,737 (8.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 9,817 (21.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 139 (0.3%)
Construction: 2,442 (5.3%)
Manufacturing: 9,009 (19.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,731 (3.75%)
Retail trade: 5,583 (12.11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,116 (4.59%)
Information: 1,431 (3.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,564 (5.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,692 (8.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 9,138 (19.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,971 (8.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,943 (6.38%)
Public administration: 1,341 (2.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 40,162 (87.12%)
Government workers: 3,987 (8.65%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,879 (4.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 72 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 42,051 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5,203 (12.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,689 (8.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,454 (17.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,453 (15.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 7,309 (17.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,313 (17.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,586 (6.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,588 (3.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 181 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 275 (0.65%)
Median household income: $32,016

With earnings: 31,478 (74.86%)
--Mean earnings: $41,331
With Social Security income: 12,731 (30.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,002
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,620 (6.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,298
With public assistance income: 2,184 (5.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,260
With retirement income: 7,630 (18.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,327

Families: 25,356 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,305 (9.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,572 (6.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,885 (15.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,969 (15.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,688 (18.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,328 (21.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,989 (7.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,234 (4.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 157 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 229 (0.9%)
Median family income: $37,356

Per capita income: $16,282

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,426
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,882

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,695 (14.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,177 (12.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,659 (6.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,256 (8.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,090 (8.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,054 (4.16%)
Individuals: 18,882 (74.47%)
--18 years and over: 11,179 (44.09%)
----65 years and over: 1,564 (6.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7,504 (29.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5,217 (20.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,574 (21.98%)

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