Altoona, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202184, place: Altoona city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 39,468 (100%)
In labor force: 23,399 (59.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 23,356 (59.18%)
----Employed: 21,218 (53.76%)
----Unemployed: 2,138 (5.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 43 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 16,069 (40.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,305 (53.98%)
In labor force: 11,149 (28.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,149 (28.25%)
----Employed: 10,162 (25.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,578 (9.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,210 (5.6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 20,812 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 16,496 (79.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,673 (12.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 217 (1.04%)
Walked: 962 (4.62%)
Other means: 227 (1.09%)
Worked at home: 237 (1.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 21,218 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,148 (24.26%)
Service occupations: 4,182 (19.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,112 (28.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 32 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,175 (10.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,569 (16.82%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 53 (0.25%)
Construction: 1,259 (5.93%)
Manufacturing: 2,465 (11.62%)
Wholesale trade.: 944 (4.45%)
Retail trade: 3,357 (15.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,265 (5.96%)
Information: 528 (2.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,032 (4.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,337 (6.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,872 (22.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,127 (10.02%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,011 (4.76%)
Public administration: 968 (4.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 17,434 (82.17%)
Government workers: 2,700 (12.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,038 (4.89%)
Unpaid family workers: 46 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,091 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,990 (14.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,280 (11.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,643 (18.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,944 (14.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,495 (17.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,983 (14.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,071 (5.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 509 (2.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 69 (0.34%)
$200,000 or more: 107 (0.53%)
Median household income: $28,248

With earnings: 14,333 (71.34%)
--Mean earnings: $38,307
With Social Security income: 7,006 (34.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,507
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,406 (7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,708
With public assistance income: 924 (4.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,226
With retirement income: 3,343 (16.64%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,833

Families: 12,724 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,048 (8.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 872 (6.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,060 (16.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,029 (15.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,727 (21.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,523 (19.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 899 (7.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 435 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (0.37%)
$200,000 or more: 84 (0.66%)
Median family income: $36,758

Per capita income: $15,213

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,851
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,242

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,637 (12.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,302 (10.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 660 (5.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 964 (7.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 841 (6.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 398 (3.13%)
Individuals: 8,496 (66.77%)
--18 years and over: 5,714 (44.91%)
----65 years and over: 710 (5.58%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,681 (21.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,783 (14.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,282 (25.79%)

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