General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4203392, place: Athens borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 2,709 (100%)
In labor force: 1,597 (58.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,588 (58.62%)
----Employed: 1,469 (54.23%)
----Unemployed: 119 (4.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.33%)
Not in labor force: 1,112 (41.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,547 (57.11%)
In labor force: 784 (28.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 780 (28.79%)
----Employed: 721 (26.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 242 (8.93%)
All parents in family in labor force: 172 (6.35%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,463 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,139 (77.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 190 (12.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 75 (5.13%)
Other means: 4 (0.27%)
Worked at home: 55 (3.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,469 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 394 (26.82%)
Service occupations: 366 (24.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 313 (21.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 136 (9.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 260 (17.7%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.09%)
Construction: 58 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 251 (17.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.48%)
Retail trade: 292 (19.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (1.23%)
Information: 24 (1.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (2.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (3.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 488 (33.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 85 (5.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 112 (7.62%)
Public administration: 33 (2.25%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,186 (80.74%)
Government workers: 162 (11.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 115 (7.83%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.41%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,420 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 240 (16.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 117 (8.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 205 (14.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 185 (13.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 272 (19.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (17.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 43 (3.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (3.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (1.76%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (2.39%)
Median household income: $32,246
With earnings: 1,015 (71.48%)
--Mean earnings: $51,531
With Social Security income: 514 (36.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,994
With Supplemental Security Income: 63 (4.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,272
With public assistance income: 42 (2.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,198
With retirement income: 315 (22.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,507
Families: 867 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (6.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (4.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 108 (12.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (13.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 189 (21.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 207 (23.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (4.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (6.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (2.88%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (3.92%)
Median family income: $42,837
Per capita income: $20,874
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,625
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,361
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 78 (9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (2.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 47 (5.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (4.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (1.73%)
Individuals: 382 (44.06%)
--18 years and over: 299 (34.49%)
----65 years and over: 96 (11.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 83 (9.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 53 (6.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 182 (20.99%)
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