Forty Fort, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4226880, place: Forty Fort borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,743 (100%)
In labor force: 2,509 (67.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,502 (66.84%)
----Employed: 2,395 (63.99%)
----Unemployed: 107 (2.86%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 1,234 (32.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,027 (54.15%)
In labor force: 1,213 (32.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,206 (32.22%)
----Employed: 1,159 (30.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 219 (5.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 98 (2.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,350 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,005 (85.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 278 (11.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.51%)
Walked: 42 (1.79%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 13 (0.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,395 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 989 (41.29%)
Service occupations: 310 (12.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 705 (29.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 134 (5.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 257 (10.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.29%)
Construction: 77 (3.22%)
Manufacturing: 218 (9.1%)
Wholesale trade.: 118 (4.93%)
Retail trade: 369 (15.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 122 (5.09%)
Information: 172 (7.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 182 (7.6%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 162 (6.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 554 (23.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 165 (6.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 107 (4.47%)
Public administration: 142 (5.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,933 (80.71%)
Government workers: 295 (12.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 159 (6.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,987 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 160 (8.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 141 (7.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 243 (12.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 299 (15.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 388 (19.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 386 (19.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 197 (9.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 155 (7.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.45%)
Median household income: $40,306

With earnings: 1,557 (78.36%)
--Mean earnings: $47,372
With Social Security income: 624 (31.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,158
With Supplemental Security Income: 59 (2.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,946
With public assistance income: 28 (1.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,625
With retirement income: 412 (20.73%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,160

Families: 1,250 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (4.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (2.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (10.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 155 (12.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 239 (19.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 326 (26.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 168 (13.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 142 (11.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $50,667

Per capita income: $20,558

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,696
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,199

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 68 (5.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (4.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (2.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 27 (2.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (2.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (0.72%)
Individuals: 276 (22.08%)
--18 years and over: 195 (15.6%)
----65 years and over: 29 (2.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 81 (6.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 54 (4.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 90 (7.2%)

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