Brownsville, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4209432, place: Brownsville borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,132 (100%)
In labor force: 1,050 (49.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,050 (49.25%)
----Employed: 991 (46.48%)
----Unemployed: 59 (2.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,082 (50.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,273 (59.71%)
In labor force: 571 (26.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 571 (26.78%)
----Employed: 552 (25.89%)
Own children under 6 years: 161 (7.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 39 (1.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 975 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 843 (86.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 66 (6.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 38 (3.9%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 28 (2.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 991 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 286 (28.86%)
Service occupations: 148 (14.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 388 (39.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 23 (2.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 146 (14.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 16 (1.61%)
Manufacturing: 58 (5.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (1.92%)
Retail trade: 274 (27.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 81 (8.17%)
Information: 18 (1.82%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (1.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 62 (6.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 256 (25.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 91 (9.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 64 (6.46%)
Public administration: 40 (4.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 791 (79.82%)
Government workers: 128 (12.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 72 (7.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,175 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 343 (29.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 97 (8.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 233 (19.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 126 (10.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 157 (13.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 147 (12.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27 (2.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (1.87%)
Median household income: $18,559

With earnings: 744 (63.32%)
--Mean earnings: $38,432
With Social Security income: 400 (34.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,134
With Supplemental Security Income: 202 (17.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,463
With public assistance income: 137 (11.66%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,508
With retirement income: 206 (17.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,458

Families: 721 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 147 (20.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (7.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (15.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (13.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 119 (16.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 119 (16.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (3.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27 (3.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.25%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.53%)
Median family income: $32,662

Per capita income: $13,404

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,591
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,830

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 208 (28.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 174 (24.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 79 (10.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 108 (14.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 100 (13.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 47 (6.52%)
Individuals: 955 (132.45%)
--18 years and over: 564 (78.22%)
----65 years and over: 78 (10.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 391 (54.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 264 (36.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 198 (27.46%)

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