East Pittsburgh, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4221712, place: East Pittsburgh borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,538 (100%)
In labor force: 931 (60.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 931 (60.53%)
----Employed: 878 (57.09%)
----Unemployed: 53 (3.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 607 (39.47%)
Females 16 years and over: 901 (58.58%)
In labor force: 467 (30.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 467 (30.36%)
----Employed: 433 (28.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 185 (12.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 144 (9.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 871 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 516 (59.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 105 (12.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 167 (19.17%)
Walked: 49 (5.63%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 34 (3.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 878 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 208 (23.69%)
Service occupations: 179 (20.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 269 (30.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 81 (9.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 141 (16.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.91%)
Construction: 47 (5.35%)
Manufacturing: 111 (12.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (1.03%)
Retail trade: 151 (17.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 48 (5.47%)
Information: 11 (1.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 67 (7.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 88 (10.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 135 (15.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 112 (12.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 68 (7.74%)
Public administration: 23 (2.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 766 (87.24%)
Government workers: 53 (6.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 59 (6.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 948 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169 (17.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 156 (16.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 191 (20.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 172 (18.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (13.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 89 (9.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (4.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,286

With earnings: 663 (69.94%)
--Mean earnings: $29,369
With Social Security income: 301 (31.75%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,990
With Supplemental Security Income: 72 (7.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,193
With public assistance income: 67 (7.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,054
With retirement income: 201 (21.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,616

Families: 510 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (8.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (9.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 95 (18.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 103 (20.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 100 (19.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 90 (17.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (4.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,037

Per capita income: $13,391

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,512
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,050

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 89 (17.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (16.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (8.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 64 (12.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (12.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (4.9%)
Individuals: 444 (87.06%)
--18 years and over: 267 (52.35%)
----65 years and over: 38 (7.45%)
--Related children under 18 years: 177 (34.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 113 (22.16%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 151 (29.61%)

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