General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4208760, place: Bristol borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,697 (100%)
In labor force: 5,026 (65.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,026 (65.3%)
----Employed: 4,671 (60.69%)
----Unemployed: 355 (4.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,671 (34.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,139 (53.77%)
In labor force: 2,486 (32.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,486 (32.3%)
----Employed: 2,347 (30.49%)
Own children under 6 years: 730 (9.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 544 (7.07%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,504 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,469 (77.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 502 (11.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 117 (2.6%)
Walked: 301 (6.68%)
Other means: 49 (1.09%)
Worked at home: 66 (1.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,671 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,117 (23.91%)
Service occupations: 677 (14.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,376 (29.46%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 468 (10.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,033 (22.12%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (0.06%)
Construction: 310 (6.64%)
Manufacturing: 872 (18.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 225 (4.82%)
Retail trade: 620 (13.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 288 (6.17%)
Information: 180 (3.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 293 (6.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 285 (6.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 957 (20.49%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 294 (6.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 210 (4.5%)
Public administration: 134 (2.87%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,050 (86.71%)
Government workers: 439 (9.4%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 172 (3.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.21%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,997 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 447 (11.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 260 (6.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 620 (15.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 655 (16.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 641 (16.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 804 (20.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 315 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 249 (6.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.15%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,378
With earnings: 2,955 (73.93%)
--Mean earnings: $45,910
With Social Security income: 1,316 (32.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,661
With Supplemental Security Income: 180 (4.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,467
With public assistance income: 164 (4.1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,050
With retirement income: 718 (17.96%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,274
Families: 2,483 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 146 (5.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (2.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 363 (14.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 380 (15.3%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 447 (18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 642 (25.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 242 (9.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 203 (8.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.24%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $44,517
Per capita income: $17,198
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,090
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,836
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 203 (8.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 156 (6.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (3.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 139 (5.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (4.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (2.09%)
Individuals: 1,032 (41.56%)
--18 years and over: 662 (26.66%)
----65 years and over: 170 (6.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 358 (14.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 264 (10.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 369 (14.86%)
Return to Bristol,PA. 
