Houston, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4235896, place: Houston borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,092 (100%)
In labor force: 692 (63.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 690 (63.19%)
----Employed: 674 (61.72%)
----Unemployed: 16 (1.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.18%)
Not in labor force: 400 (36.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 593 (54.3%)
In labor force: 321 (29.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 321 (29.4%)
----Employed: 314 (28.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 74 (6.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 58 (5.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 672 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 545 (81.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 75 (11.16%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.3%)
Walked: 23 (3.42%)
Other means: 4 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 23 (3.42%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 674 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 117 (17.36%)
Service occupations: 154 (22.85%)
Sales and office occupations: 200 (29.67%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 99 (14.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 104 (15.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (1.34%)
Construction: 63 (9.35%)
Manufacturing: 115 (17.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (3.71%)
Retail trade: 105 (15.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (2.37%)
Information: 23 (3.41%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 31 (4.6%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (5.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 121 (17.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 71 (10.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (5.79%)
Public administration: 20 (2.97%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 578 (85.76%)
Government workers: 53 (7.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (6.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 615 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (8.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 87 (14.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 107 (17.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 101 (16.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 97 (15.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (19.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (3.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (3.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.14%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.16%)
Median household income: $30,598

With earnings: 458 (74.47%)
--Mean earnings: $40,156
With Social Security income: 225 (36.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,728
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (4.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,922
With public assistance income: 9 (1.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,289
With retirement income: 139 (22.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,038

Families: 339 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (4.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (6.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 33 (9.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (20.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 103 (30.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (6.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (5.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (2.06%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.29%)
Median family income: $42,083

Per capita income: $18,001

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,413
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,371

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 30 (8.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (6.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (5.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (5.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (2.36%)
Individuals: 137 (40.41%)
--18 years and over: 93 (27.43%)
----65 years and over: 26 (7.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 44 (12.98%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 31 (9.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 43 (12.68%)

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