Butler, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4210464, place: Butler city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,785 (100%)
In labor force: 7,269 (61.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,261 (61.61%)
----Employed: 6,834 (57.99%)
----Unemployed: 427 (3.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 4,516 (38.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,356 (53.93%)
In labor force: 3,508 (29.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,508 (29.77%)
----Employed: 3,299 (27.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,248 (10.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 772 (6.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,713 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,014 (74.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 861 (12.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 73 (1.09%)
Walked: 505 (7.52%)
Other means: 107 (1.59%)
Worked at home: 153 (2.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,834 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,807 (26.44%)
Service occupations: 1,392 (20.37%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,682 (24.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 37 (0.54%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 531 (7.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,385 (20.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (0.51%)
Construction: 402 (5.88%)
Manufacturing: 1,139 (16.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 247 (3.61%)
Retail trade: 1,033 (15.12%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 321 (4.7%)
Information: 144 (2.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 297 (4.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 434 (6.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,505 (22.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 563 (8.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 440 (6.44%)
Public administration: 274 (4.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,683 (83.16%)
Government workers: 725 (10.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 391 (5.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.51%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,692 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,169 (17.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 736 (11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,426 (21.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 873 (13.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,091 (16.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 901 (13.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 282 (4.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 127 (1.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (1%)
Median household income: $25,154

With earnings: 4,703 (70.28%)
--Mean earnings: $37,453
With Social Security income: 2,131 (31.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,476
With Supplemental Security Income: 482 (7.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,244
With public assistance income: 372 (5.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,984
With retirement income: 1,360 (20.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,928

Families: 3,627 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 358 (9.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 273 (7.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 601 (16.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 539 (14.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 819 (22.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 650 (17.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 205 (5.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 115 (3.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (1.3%)
Median family income: $35,893

Per capita income: $16,457

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,607
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,950

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 533 (14.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 457 (12.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 215 (5.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 361 (9.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 330 (9.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 151 (4.16%)
Individuals: 2,821 (77.78%)
--18 years and over: 1,858 (51.23%)
----65 years and over: 339 (9.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 950 (26.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 582 (16.05%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,138 (31.38%)

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