East Mckeesport, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4221444, place: East McKeesport borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,985 (100%)
In labor force: 1,194 (60.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,194 (60.15%)
----Employed: 1,118 (56.32%)
----Unemployed: 76 (3.83%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 791 (39.85%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,054 (53.1%)
In labor force: 531 (26.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 531 (26.75%)
----Employed: 495 (24.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 107 (5.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 58 (2.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,096 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 864 (78.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 100 (9.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 68 (6.2%)
Walked: 39 (3.56%)
Other means: 8 (0.73%)
Worked at home: 17 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,118 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 281 (25.13%)
Service occupations: 216 (19.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 322 (28.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 112 (10.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 187 (16.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 59 (5.28%)
Manufacturing: 92 (8.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 40 (3.58%)
Retail trade: 175 (15.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 99 (8.86%)
Information: 43 (3.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 73 (6.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 66 (5.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 272 (24.33%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 113 (10.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 67 (5.99%)
Public administration: 19 (1.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 952 (85.15%)
Government workers: 115 (10.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 51 (4.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,103 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 152 (13.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 114 (10.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 218 (19.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 172 (15.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 185 (16.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 187 (16.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 51 (4.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.18%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,431

With earnings: 762 (69.08%)
--Mean earnings: $36,982
With Social Security income: 442 (40.07%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,899
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (4.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,211
With public assistance income: 12 (1.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,700
With retirement income: 276 (25.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,863

Families: 662 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 27 (4.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (3.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 110 (16.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 118 (17.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 153 (23.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 172 (25.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (4.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.96%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $38,000

Per capita income: $16,695

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,700
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,182

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 32 (4.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (2.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (2.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (1.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 195 (29.46%)
--18 years and over: 157 (23.72%)
----65 years and over: 41 (6.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 33 (4.98%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (4.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 112 (16.92%)

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