Austin, PA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4203576, place: Austin borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 456 (100%)
In labor force: 280 (61.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 280 (61.4%)
----Employed: 264 (57.89%)
----Unemployed: 16 (3.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 176 (38.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 244 (53.51%)
In labor force: 130 (28.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 130 (28.51%)
----Employed: 125 (27.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 74 (16.23%)
All parents in family in labor force: 50 (10.96%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 253 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 179 (70.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 56 (22.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 13 (5.14%)
Other means: 3 (1.19%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 264 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 42 (15.91%)
Service occupations: 23 (8.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 50 (18.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 23 (8.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 124 (46.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.76%)
Construction: 15 (5.68%)
Manufacturing: 119 (45.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.76%)
Retail trade: 10 (3.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 12 (4.55%)
Information: 31 (11.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (0.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (3.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 39 (14.77%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (3.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 4 (1.52%)
Public administration: 10 (3.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 229 (86.74%)
Government workers: 25 (9.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 10 (3.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 252 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (11.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (15.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (14.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (19.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (16.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (19.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (1.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,846

With earnings: 198 (78.57%)
--Mean earnings: $32,367
With Social Security income: 81 (32.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,113
With Supplemental Security Income: 5 (1.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,580
With public assistance income: 14 (5.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,150
With retirement income: 36 (14.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,306

Families: 172 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (6.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (8.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (12.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (23.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 30 (17.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (29.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (2.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,375

Per capita income: $12,210

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,659
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,729

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 23 (13.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (11.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (2.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (2.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.16%)
Individuals: 135 (78.49%)
--18 years and over: 84 (48.84%)
----65 years and over: 7 (4.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 51 (29.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 38 (22.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 45 (26.16%)

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