Chalfant, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4212496, place: Chalfant borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 722 (100%)
In labor force: 478 (66.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 478 (66.2%)
----Employed: 463 (64.13%)
----Unemployed: 15 (2.08%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 244 (33.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 365 (50.55%)
In labor force: 210 (29.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 210 (29.09%)
----Employed: 206 (28.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 54 (7.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 30 (4.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 457 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 360 (78.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 35 (7.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 38 (8.32%)
Walked: 20 (4.38%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 4 (0.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 463 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 134 (28.94%)
Service occupations: 98 (21.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 135 (29.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 40 (8.64%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 56 (12.1%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 32 (6.91%)
Manufacturing: 28 (6.05%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.08%)
Retail trade: 60 (12.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 31 (6.7%)
Information: 14 (3.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (7.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 38 (8.21%)
Educational, health and social services: 114 (24.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 45 (9.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 37 (7.99%)
Public administration: 22 (4.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 367 (79.27%)
Government workers: 64 (13.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (6.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 405 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 36 (8.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (8.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (20.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (13.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 75 (18.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 78 (19.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (8.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.49%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $33,125

With earnings: 304 (75.06%)
--Mean earnings: $40,962
With Social Security income: 125 (30.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,822
With Supplemental Security Income: 9 (2.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,344
With public assistance income: 12 (2.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,867
With retirement income: 103 (25.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,304

Families: 232 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (3.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (3.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (13.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 20 (8.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (27.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (27.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (12.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $46,471

Per capita income: $17,784

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,889
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,420

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 13 (5.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (4.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (4.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (4.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.16%)
Individuals: 79 (34.05%)
--18 years and over: 50 (21.55%)
----65 years and over: 15 (6.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 29 (12.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (7.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 30 (12.93%)

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