New Britain, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4253296, place: New Britain borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,623 (100%)
In labor force: 1,913 (72.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,906 (72.66%)
----Employed: 1,808 (68.93%)
----Unemployed: 98 (3.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.27%)
Not in labor force: 710 (27.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,411 (53.79%)
In labor force: 972 (37.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 972 (37.06%)
----Employed: 946 (36.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 159 (6.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 94 (3.58%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,783 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,330 (74.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 106 (5.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 33 (1.85%)
Walked: 240 (13.46%)
Other means: 14 (0.79%)
Worked at home: 60 (3.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,808 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 664 (36.73%)
Service occupations: 253 (13.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 523 (28.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 127 (7.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 93 (5.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 148 (8.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 95 (5.25%)
Construction: 101 (5.59%)
Manufacturing: 147 (8.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (2.77%)
Retail trade: 213 (11.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (2.32%)
Information: 24 (1.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 123 (6.8%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 214 (11.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 512 (28.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 114 (6.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 113 (6.25%)
Public administration: 60 (3.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,495 (82.69%)
Government workers: 165 (9.13%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 120 (6.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 28 (1.55%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 923 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (2.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (4.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 51 (5.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 89 (9.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (15.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 256 (27.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 145 (15.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 140 (15.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (1.95%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (2.38%)
Median household income: $60,029

With earnings: 821 (88.95%)
--Mean earnings: $64,566
With Social Security income: 220 (23.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,695
With Supplemental Security Income: 21 (2.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,995
With public assistance income: 4 (0.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $675
With retirement income: 157 (17.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,513

Families: 676 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (1.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (1.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 16 (2.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (8.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (11.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 204 (30.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (19.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 127 (18.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (2.66%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (3.25%)
Median family income: $67,500

Per capita income: $20,877

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,942

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 11 (1.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (1.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (0.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (0.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 63 (9.32%)
--18 years and over: 54 (7.99%)
----65 years and over: 13 (1.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 9 (1.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3 (0.44%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (4.88%)

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