Highspire, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4234664, place: Highspire borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,226 (100%)
In labor force: 1,433 (64.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,433 (64.38%)
----Employed: 1,388 (62.35%)
----Unemployed: 45 (2.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 793 (35.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,154 (51.84%)
In labor force: 677 (30.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 677 (30.41%)
----Employed: 654 (29.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 159 (7.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 97 (4.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,383 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,130 (81.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 191 (13.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.22%)
Walked: 22 (1.59%)
Other means: 14 (1.01%)
Worked at home: 23 (1.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,388 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 357 (25.72%)
Service occupations: 176 (12.68%)
Sales and office occupations: 464 (33.43%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 111 (8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 270 (19.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.94%)
Construction: 85 (6.12%)
Manufacturing: 184 (13.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 45 (3.24%)
Retail trade: 143 (10.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 158 (11.38%)
Information: 51 (3.67%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 119 (8.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 154 (11.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 175 (12.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 96 (6.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 60 (4.32%)
Public administration: 105 (7.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,172 (84.44%)
Government workers: 173 (12.46%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (3.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,287 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 115 (8.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 97 (7.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 189 (14.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 312 (24.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 206 (16.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 272 (21.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (3.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (2.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.31%)
Median household income: $32,083

With earnings: 1,002 (77.86%)
--Mean earnings: $38,219
With Social Security income: 355 (27.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,731
With Supplemental Security Income: 35 (2.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,567
With public assistance income: 34 (2.64%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,739
With retirement income: 284 (22.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,935

Families: 702 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (4.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (2.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 86 (12.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 153 (21.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 161 (22.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 184 (26.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 45 (6.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.57%)
Median family income: $40,398

Per capita income: $18,781

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,269
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,187

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 36 (5.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (4.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (2.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18 (2.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (2.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.85%)
Individuals: 282 (40.17%)
--18 years and over: 234 (33.33%)
----65 years and over: 51 (7.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 48 (6.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (4.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 171 (24.36%)

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