General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4251496, place: Mount Carmel borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,280 (100%)
In labor force: 2,556 (48.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,556 (48.41%)
----Employed: 2,377 (45.02%)
----Unemployed: 179 (3.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,724 (51.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,896 (54.85%)
In labor force: 1,176 (22.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,176 (22.27%)
----Employed: 1,095 (20.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 340 (6.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 189 (3.58%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,332 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,658 (71.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 425 (18.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.39%)
Walked: 189 (8.1%)
Other means: 5 (0.21%)
Worked at home: 46 (1.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,377 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 594 (24.99%)
Service occupations: 464 (19.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 497 (20.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (1.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 212 (8.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 584 (24.57%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (1.26%)
Construction: 162 (6.82%)
Manufacturing: 459 (19.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 52 (2.19%)
Retail trade: 367 (15.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 102 (4.29%)
Information: 25 (1.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 95 (4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 62 (2.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 523 (22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 82 (3.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 172 (7.24%)
Public administration: 246 (10.35%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,741 (73.24%)
Government workers: 432 (18.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 196 (8.25%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.34%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,022 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 577 (19.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 410 (13.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 625 (20.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 354 (11.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 563 (18.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 298 (9.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 132 (4.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (1.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.17%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.6%)
Median household income: $22,168
With earnings: 1,779 (58.87%)
--Mean earnings: $34,616
With Social Security income: 1,439 (47.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,418
With Supplemental Security Income: 175 (5.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,588
With public assistance income: 58 (1.92%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,672
With retirement income: 849 (28.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,489
Families: 1,654 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 134 (8.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 117 (7.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 333 (20.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 233 (14.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 435 (26.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 239 (14.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 107 (6.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.09%)
Median family income: $35,217
Per capita income: $14,858
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,168
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,595
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 235 (14.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 199 (12.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (4.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 137 (8.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 124 (7.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (2.12%)
Individuals: 1,154 (69.77%)
--18 years and over: 795 (48.07%)
----65 years and over: 249 (15.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 346 (20.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 284 (17.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 434 (26.24%)
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