Ben Avon, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4205504, place: Ben Avon borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,500 (100%)
In labor force: 1,051 (70.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,047 (69.8%)
----Employed: 1,047 (69.8%)
----Unemployed: 0 (0%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.27%)
Not in labor force: 449 (29.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 823 (54.87%)
In labor force: 533 (35.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 533 (35.53%)
----Employed: 533 (35.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 148 (9.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 58 (3.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,029 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 749 (72.79%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 107 (10.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 114 (11.08%)
Walked: 14 (1.36%)
Other means: 4 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 41 (3.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,047 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 513 (49%)
Service occupations: 111 (10.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 275 (26.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 82 (7.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 66 (6.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 85 (8.12%)
Manufacturing: 74 (7.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (2.58%)
Retail trade: 134 (12.8%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (4.2%)
Information: 46 (4.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 92 (8.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 189 (18.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 229 (21.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 60 (5.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 52 (4.97%)
Public administration: 15 (1.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 907 (86.63%)
Government workers: 64 (6.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 76 (7.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 789 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 36 (4.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (2.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 79 (10.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 86 (10.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 143 (18.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 170 (21.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 95 (12.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 122 (15.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 42 (5.32%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $54,926

With earnings: 670 (84.92%)
--Mean earnings: $63,973
With Social Security income: 186 (23.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,917
With Supplemental Security Income: 24 (3.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,708
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 119 (15.08%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,090

Families: 520 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (0.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (1.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 32 (6.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (8.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 102 (19.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 114 (21.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (15.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 98 (18.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (6.54%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $66,875

Per capita income: $26,408

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,107
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,393

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 14 (2.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (1.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 86 (16.54%)
--18 years and over: 64 (12.31%)
----65 years and over: 24 (4.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 22 (4.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 16 (3.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (6.35%)

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