Benton, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4205680, place: Benton borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 745 (100%)
In labor force: 439 (58.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 439 (58.93%)
----Employed: 397 (53.29%)
----Unemployed: 42 (5.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 306 (41.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 407 (54.63%)
In labor force: 209 (28.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 209 (28.05%)
----Employed: 190 (25.5%)
Own children under 6 years: 72 (9.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 50 (6.71%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 393 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 297 (75.57%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 74 (18.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 20 (5.09%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 397 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 102 (25.69%)
Service occupations: 77 (19.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 71 (17.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (3.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 39 (9.82%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 96 (24.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (4.53%)
Construction: 24 (6.05%)
Manufacturing: 83 (20.91%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (2.52%)
Retail trade: 32 (8.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (8.31%)
Information: 6 (1.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 15 (3.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (7.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 89 (22.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (6.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (4.79%)
Public administration: 14 (3.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 317 (79.85%)
Government workers: 54 (13.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (5.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.76%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 387 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 61 (15.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 48 (12.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (18.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (16.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 81 (20.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 51 (13.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (2.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,986

With earnings: 288 (74.42%)
--Mean earnings: $31,014
With Social Security income: 124 (32.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,096
With Supplemental Security Income: 31 (8.01%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,104
With public assistance income: 13 (3.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,369
With retirement income: 70 (18.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,438

Families: 263 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (9.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (8.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 52 (19.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 43 (16.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (23.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (16.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (3.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,125

Per capita income: $12,831

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,015
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 40 (15.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (10.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (3.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (4.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (3.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.52%)
Individuals: 183 (69.58%)
--18 years and over: 112 (42.59%)
----65 years and over: 13 (4.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 70 (26.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 52 (19.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 39 (14.83%)

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