U.S. Beacon April 20, 2024

Mountain Top, PA

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 41.138082     Longitude: -75.931634
Population 15,269 (2000)



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4251384, place: Mountain Top CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,833 (100%)
In labor force: 7,962 (67.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,950 (67.18%)
----Employed: 7,684 (64.94%)
----Unemployed: 266 (2.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 3,871 (32.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,167 (52.12%)
In labor force: 3,735 (31.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,735 (31.56%)
----Employed: 3,614 (30.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,098 (9.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 749 (6.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,595 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,615 (87.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 711 (9.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.17%)
Walked: 37 (0.49%)
Other means: 23 (0.3%)
Worked at home: 196 (2.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,684 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,792 (36.34%)
Service occupations: 874 (11.37%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,098 (27.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 766 (9.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,145 (14.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (0.46%)
Construction: 473 (6.16%)
Manufacturing: 1,449 (18.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 391 (5.09%)
Retail trade: 913 (11.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 464 (6.04%)
Information: 219 (2.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 527 (6.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 478 (6.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,706 (22.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 433 (5.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 225 (2.93%)
Public administration: 371 (4.83%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,460 (84.07%)
Government workers: 867 (11.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 335 (4.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,578 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 237 (4.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 259 (4.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 595 (10.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 622 (11.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 939 (16.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,452 (26.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 649 (11.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 586 (10.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 135 (2.42%)
$200,000 or more: 104 (1.86%)
Median household income: $51,655

With earnings: 4,630 (83%)
--Mean earnings: $60,892
With Social Security income: 1,554 (27.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,336
With Supplemental Security Income: 115 (2.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,755
With public assistance income: 73 (1.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,298
With retirement income: 1,014 (18.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,200

Families: 4,433 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 87 (1.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 101 (2.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 363 (8.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 440 (9.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 752 (16.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,294 (29.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 610 (13.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 555 (12.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (2.91%)
$200,000 or more: 102 (2.3%)
Median family income: $58,588

Per capita income: $22,480

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,271
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,346

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 129 (2.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 98 (2.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 41 (0.92%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 52 (1.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (1.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (0.74%)
Individuals: 507 (11.44%)
--18 years and over: 358 (8.08%)
----65 years and over: 103 (2.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 144 (3.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 94 (2.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 148 (3.34%)

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