Lawson Heights, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4242032, place: Lawson Heights CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,926 (100%)
In labor force: 1,132 (58.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,123 (58.31%)
----Employed: 1,041 (54.05%)
----Unemployed: 82 (4.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.47%)
Not in labor force: 794 (41.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,022 (53.06%)
In labor force: 557 (28.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 557 (28.92%)
----Employed: 515 (26.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 80 (4.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53 (2.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,024 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 884 (86.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 51 (4.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 39 (3.81%)
Other means: 5 (0.49%)
Worked at home: 45 (4.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 16 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,041 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 325 (31.22%)
Service occupations: 176 (16.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 286 (27.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 63 (6.05%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 191 (18.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 68 (6.53%)
Manufacturing: 241 (23.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (1.92%)
Retail trade: 137 (13.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 72 (6.92%)
Information: 15 (1.44%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 54 (5.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 41 (3.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 234 (22.48%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 56 (5.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 54 (5.19%)
Public administration: 49 (4.71%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 832 (79.92%)
Government workers: 119 (11.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 90 (8.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 970 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (5.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (7.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 158 (16.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 137 (14.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 175 (18.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 246 (25.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (8.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (3.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.72%)
Median household income: $37,158

With earnings: 650 (67.01%)
--Mean earnings: $46,461
With Social Security income: 427 (44.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,022
With Supplemental Security Income: 6 (0.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $2,500
With public assistance income: 6 (0.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $7,567
With retirement income: 262 (27.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,352

Families: 699 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (3.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (2.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65 (9.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (16.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (19.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 230 (32.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (10.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (5.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (1%)
Median family income: $49,766

Per capita income: $19,027

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,989
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (4.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (2.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 147 (21.03%)
--18 years and over: 93 (13.3%)
----65 years and over: 47 (6.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 35 (5.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (5.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 66 (9.44%)

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