Halifax, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4232032, place: Halifax borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 680 (100%)
In labor force: 444 (65.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 444 (65.29%)
----Employed: 420 (61.76%)
----Unemployed: 24 (3.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 236 (34.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 379 (55.74%)
In labor force: 221 (32.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 221 (32.5%)
----Employed: 214 (31.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 63 (9.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 36 (5.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 400 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 297 (74.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 66 (16.5%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1 (0.25%)
Walked: 21 (5.25%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 11 (2.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 420 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 88 (20.95%)
Service occupations: 76 (18.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 127 (30.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.95%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 50 (11.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 75 (17.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.95%)
Construction: 30 (7.14%)
Manufacturing: 33 (7.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (5.95%)
Retail trade: 60 (14.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (7.86%)
Information: 13 (3.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (8.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (6.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 51 (12.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 41 (9.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (5%)
Public administration: 45 (10.71%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 334 (79.52%)
Government workers: 68 (16.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 16 (3.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 369 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (14.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (6.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 69 (18.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (15.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 57 (15.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 64 (17.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (8.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.08%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $31,597

With earnings: 282 (76.42%)
--Mean earnings: $41,365
With Social Security income: 108 (29.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,359
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (2.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,788
With public assistance income: 10 (2.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,470
With retirement income: 53 (14.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,534

Families: 248 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (5.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (3.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (18.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 48 (19.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (18.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 52 (20.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (9.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (2.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.61%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,222

Per capita income: $16,443

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,438
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,643

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (7.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (7.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (6.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (6.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.21%)
Individuals: 94 (37.9%)
--18 years and over: 53 (21.37%)
----65 years and over: 18 (7.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 40 (16.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (12.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 34 (13.71%)

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