General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4218152, place: Darby borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,235 (100%)
In labor force: 4,169 (57.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,165 (57.57%)
----Employed: 3,688 (50.97%)
----Unemployed: 477 (6.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.5%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 3,066 (42.38%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,053 (56.02%)
In labor force: 2,143 (29.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,143 (29.62%)
----Employed: 1,960 (27.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 941 (13.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 669 (9.25%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,590 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,028 (56.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 431 (12.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 854 (23.79%)
Walked: 215 (5.99%)
Other means: 26 (0.72%)
Worked at home: 36 (1%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,688 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 819 (22.21%)
Service occupations: 765 (20.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,276 (34.6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 325 (8.81%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 503 (13.64%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 212 (5.75%)
Manufacturing: 314 (8.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 74 (2.01%)
Retail trade: 322 (8.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 357 (9.68%)
Information: 127 (3.44%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 300 (8.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 301 (8.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,091 (29.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 261 (7.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 214 (5.8%)
Public administration: 115 (3.12%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,165 (85.82%)
Government workers: 432 (11.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 86 (2.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.14%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,411 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 470 (13.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 369 (10.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 531 (15.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 479 (14.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 520 (15.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 628 (18.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 278 (8.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 99 (2.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.41%)
Median household income: $30,938
With earnings: 2,630 (77.1%)
--Mean earnings: $41,964
With Social Security income: 849 (24.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,627
With Supplemental Security Income: 263 (7.71%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,114
With public assistance income: 265 (7.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,981
With retirement income: 603 (17.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,573
Families: 2,409 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 287 (11.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 194 (8.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 340 (14.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 320 (13.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 407 (16.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 531 (22.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 221 (9.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 78 (3.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.58%)
Median family income: $36,065
Per capita income: $13,990
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,107
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,351
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 446 (18.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 415 (17.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 151 (6.27%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 288 (11.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 283 (11.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 99 (4.11%)
Individuals: 2,038 (84.6%)
--18 years and over: 1,092 (45.33%)
----65 years and over: 113 (4.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 931 (38.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 774 (32.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 319 (13.24%)
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