Harrisburg, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4232800, place: Harrisburg city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,625 (100%)
In labor force: 23,292 (63.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 23,283 (63.57%)
----Employed: 20,991 (57.31%)
----Unemployed: 2,292 (6.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.8%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 13,333 (36.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 19,813 (54.1%)
In labor force: 11,728 (32.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,728 (32.02%)
----Employed: 10,740 (29.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,237 (11.57%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,811 (7.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 20,520 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 12,008 (58.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,914 (19.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,902 (9.27%)
Walked: 1,999 (9.74%)
Other means: 308 (1.5%)
Worked at home: 389 (1.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 20,991 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,255 (25.03%)
Service occupations: 4,222 (20.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,465 (30.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 89 (0.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,156 (5.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,804 (18.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 93 (0.44%)
Construction: 769 (3.66%)
Manufacturing: 1,595 (7.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 646 (3.08%)
Retail trade: 2,189 (10.43%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,453 (6.92%)
Information: 780 (3.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,565 (7.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,986 (9.46%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,775 (17.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,860 (8.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,064 (5.07%)
Public administration: 3,216 (15.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 15,268 (72.74%)
Government workers: 4,852 (23.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 821 (3.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,613 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,786 (18.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,054 (9.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,790 (18.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,215 (15.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,151 (15.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,691 (13.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,045 (5.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 581 (2.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 145 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 155 (0.75%)
Median household income: $26,920

With earnings: 16,235 (78.76%)
--Mean earnings: $37,497
With Social Security income: 4,598 (22.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,886
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,448 (7.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,559
With public assistance income: 1,572 (7.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,882
With retirement income: 3,446 (16.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,389

Families: 11,070 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,830 (16.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,001 (9.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,955 (17.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,599 (14.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,758 (15.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,656 (14.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 686 (6.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 366 (3.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 111 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 108 (0.98%)
Median family income: $29,556

Per capita income: $15,787

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,670
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,405

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,590 (23.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,241 (20.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,233 (11.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,889 (17.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,730 (15.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 978 (8.83%)
Individuals: 11,849 (107.04%)
--18 years and over: 7,108 (64.21%)
----65 years and over: 835 (7.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,683 (42.3%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,071 (27.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,280 (29.63%)

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