Ashland, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4203264, place: Ashland borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,695 (100%)
In labor force: 1,488 (55.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,488 (55.21%)
----Employed: 1,376 (51.06%)
----Unemployed: 112 (4.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,207 (44.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,429 (53.02%)
In labor force: 636 (23.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 636 (23.6%)
----Employed: 566 (21%)
Own children under 6 years: 200 (7.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 142 (5.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,354 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,013 (74.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 212 (15.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.59%)
Walked: 101 (7.46%)
Other means: 12 (0.89%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,376 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 318 (23.11%)
Service occupations: 224 (16.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 288 (20.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 173 (12.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 373 (27.11%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.16%)
Construction: 78 (5.67%)
Manufacturing: 378 (27.47%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (2.03%)
Retail trade: 154 (11.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (2.98%)
Information: 13 (0.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (1.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (3.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 334 (24.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 68 (4.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (3.49%)
Public administration: 138 (10.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,092 (79.36%)
Government workers: 240 (17.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 44 (3.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,452 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 266 (18.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 125 (8.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 293 (20.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 210 (14.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 175 (12.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 269 (18.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (5.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (2.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,234

With earnings: 954 (65.7%)
--Mean earnings: $36,792
With Social Security income: 601 (41.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,197
With Supplemental Security Income: 77 (5.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,326
With public assistance income: 46 (3.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,133
With retirement income: 389 (26.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,284

Families: 864 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (8.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (5.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 173 (20.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 139 (16.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 118 (13.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 236 (27.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (4.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (4.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,688

Per capita income: $15,036

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,920

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 96 (11.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (7.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (5.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (4.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (4.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (2.2%)
Individuals: 416 (48.15%)
--18 years and over: 297 (34.38%)
----65 years and over: 90 (10.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 104 (12.04%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 65 (7.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 144 (16.67%)

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