Altamont, PA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202144, place: Altamont CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,183 (100%)
In labor force: 293 (9.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 293 (9.21%)
----Employed: 252 (7.92%)
----Unemployed: 41 (1.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,890 (90.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 335 (10.52%)
In labor force: 147 (4.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 147 (4.62%)
----Employed: 123 (3.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 37 (1.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (1.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 233 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 193 (82.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 34 (14.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (2.58%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 252 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 81 (32.14%)
Service occupations: 36 (14.29%)
Sales and office occupations: 30 (11.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 26 (10.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 79 (31.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 5 (1.98%)
Manufacturing: 34 (13.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (3.57%)
Retail trade: 42 (16.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 10 (3.97%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (9.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7 (2.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 62 (24.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (5.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (8.33%)
Public administration: 24 (9.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 208 (82.54%)
Government workers: 31 (12.3%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 6 (2.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (2.78%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 339 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (4.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (17.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 103 (30.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (18.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (9.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (12.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (6.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,603

With earnings: 180 (53.1%)
--Mean earnings: $37,264
With Social Security income: 191 (56.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,890
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (5.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,835
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 98 (28.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,960

Families: 206 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (1.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (10.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 59 (28.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (23.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 14 (6.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (20.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (7.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,375

Per capita income: $12,151

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $15,372
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,875

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 11 (5.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (3.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (3.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (3.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 58 (28.16%)
--18 years and over: 52 (25.24%)
----65 years and over: 7 (3.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6 (2.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (2.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 35 (16.99%)

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