General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4246592, place: Mahanoy City borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 3,775 (100%)
In labor force: 1,949 (51.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,949 (51.63%)
----Employed: 1,761 (46.65%)
----Unemployed: 188 (4.98%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,826 (48.37%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,053 (54.38%)
In labor force: 831 (22.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 831 (22.01%)
----Employed: 753 (19.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 278 (7.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 179 (4.74%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,717 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,231 (71.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 293 (17.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 150 (8.74%)
Other means: 20 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 23 (1.34%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,761 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 295 (16.75%)
Service occupations: 415 (23.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 316 (17.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.57%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 206 (11.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 519 (29.47%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.57%)
Construction: 162 (9.2%)
Manufacturing: 466 (26.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 56 (3.18%)
Retail trade: 208 (11.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 113 (6.42%)
Information: 25 (1.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (1.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 82 (4.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 342 (19.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 122 (6.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 77 (4.37%)
Public administration: 71 (4.03%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,408 (79.95%)
Government workers: 179 (10.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 124 (7.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (2.84%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,120 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 411 (19.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 248 (11.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 430 (20.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 389 (18.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 294 (13.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (11.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 77 (3.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (0.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.42%)
Median household income: $24,347
With earnings: 1,252 (59.06%)
--Mean earnings: $31,824
With Social Security income: 947 (44.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,678
With Supplemental Security Income: 72 (3.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,811
With public assistance income: 96 (4.53%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,014
With retirement income: 630 (29.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,636
Families: 1,247 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 124 (9.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (6.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 200 (16.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 301 (24.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 266 (21.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 201 (16.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (4.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,033
Per capita income: $14,369
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,628
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,288
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 157 (12.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (7.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (3.13%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 72 (5.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (5.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (2.57%)
Individuals: 810 (64.96%)
--18 years and over: 580 (46.51%)
----65 years and over: 253 (20.29%)
--Related children under 18 years: 217 (17.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 179 (14.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 305 (24.46%)
Return to Mahanoy City,PA. 
