Girard, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4229232, place: Girard borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,328 (100%)
In labor force: 1,526 (65.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,503 (64.56%)
----Employed: 1,470 (63.14%)
----Unemployed: 33 (1.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 23 (0.99%)
Not in labor force: 802 (34.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,254 (53.87%)
In labor force: 750 (32.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 750 (32.22%)
----Employed: 733 (31.49%)
Own children under 6 years: 330 (14.18%)
All parents in family in labor force: 160 (6.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,459 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,155 (79.16%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 153 (10.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 99 (6.79%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 52 (3.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,470 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 462 (31.43%)
Service occupations: 200 (13.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 378 (25.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 93 (6.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 337 (22.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 73 (4.97%)
Manufacturing: 375 (25.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (1.09%)
Retail trade: 123 (8.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 77 (5.24%)
Information: 40 (2.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 31 (2.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 152 (10.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 365 (24.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 68 (4.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 105 (7.14%)
Public administration: 45 (3.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,164 (79.18%)
Government workers: 179 (12.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 120 (8.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 81 (6.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (4.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 280 (22.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 229 (18.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 284 (22.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (17.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (6.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.16%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.82%)
Median household income: $33,977

With earnings: 989 (78.12%)
--Mean earnings: $41,337
With Social Security income: 424 (33.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,335
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (5.37%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,330
With public assistance income: 29 (2.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,031
With retirement income: 178 (14.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,258

Families: 876 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (1.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (3.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 179 (20.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 127 (14.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 220 (25.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 197 (22.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (9.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.71%)
Median family income: $38,936

Per capita income: $16,682

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,975
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,712

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 57 (6.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (6.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (2.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (2.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (2.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 263 (30.02%)
--18 years and over: 138 (15.75%)
----65 years and over: 23 (2.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 125 (14.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 85 (9.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 52 (5.94%)

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