Ernest, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4224040, place: Ernest borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 364 (100%)
In labor force: 191 (52.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 189 (51.92%)
----Employed: 163 (44.78%)
----Unemployed: 26 (7.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.8%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.55%)
Not in labor force: 173 (47.53%)
Females 16 years and over: 192 (52.75%)
In labor force: 77 (21.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 77 (21.15%)
----Employed: 69 (18.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 58 (15.93%)
All parents in family in labor force: 22 (6.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 160 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 132 (82.5%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 18 (11.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (3.75%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 4 (2.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 163 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 37 (22.7%)
Service occupations: 23 (14.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 38 (23.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (20.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 32 (19.63%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (3.07%)
Construction: 21 (12.88%)
Manufacturing: 21 (12.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 23 (14.11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5 (3.07%)
Information: 8 (4.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (6.75%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 6 (3.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 33 (20.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 17 (10.43%)
Other services (except public administration): 11 (6.75%)
Public administration: 2 (1.23%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 140 (85.89%)
Government workers: 15 (9.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 8 (4.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 209 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (19.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (9.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (26.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (18.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (15.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 21 (10.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,058

With earnings: 134 (64.11%)
--Mean earnings: $25,964
With Social Security income: 83 (39.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,788
With Supplemental Security Income: 12 (5.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,575
With public assistance income: 5 (2.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,500
With retirement income: 58 (27.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,379

Families: 126 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (11.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (3.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 35 (27.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (19.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 28 (22.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 18 (14.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,214

Per capita income: $10,951

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,438
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (16.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (15.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (7.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (6.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (6.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.59%)
Individuals: 99 (78.57%)
--18 years and over: 54 (42.86%)
----65 years and over: 14 (11.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 45 (35.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 26 (20.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 22 (17.46%)

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