Orwigsburg, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257184, place: Orwigsburg borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,471 (100%)
In labor force: 1,340 (54.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,340 (54.23%)
----Employed: 1,277 (51.68%)
----Unemployed: 63 (2.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,131 (45.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,387 (56.13%)
In labor force: 625 (25.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 625 (25.29%)
----Employed: 583 (23.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 189 (7.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 110 (4.45%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,277 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,130 (88.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 75 (5.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 43 (3.37%)
Other means: 16 (1.25%)
Worked at home: 13 (1.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,277 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 493 (38.61%)
Service occupations: 133 (10.42%)
Sales and office occupations: 403 (31.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 66 (5.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 176 (13.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.47%)
Construction: 60 (4.7%)
Manufacturing: 313 (24.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (3.6%)
Retail trade: 132 (10.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 62 (4.86%)
Information: 36 (2.82%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 89 (6.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 80 (6.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 274 (21.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 63 (4.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (3.05%)
Public administration: 77 (6.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,039 (81.36%)
Government workers: 166 (13%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 72 (5.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,156 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 67 (5.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 145 (12.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 155 (13.41%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (9.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 194 (16.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 226 (19.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 119 (10.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 94 (8.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.64%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.99%)
Median household income: $42,400

With earnings: 859 (74.31%)
--Mean earnings: $60,908
With Social Security income: 399 (34.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,633
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (4.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,610
With public assistance income: 15 (1.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $720
With retirement income: 253 (21.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,501

Families: 800 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (2.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (2.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (11.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 98 (12.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 136 (17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 195 (24.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 113 (14.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 88 (11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (2.38%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (2.88%)
Median family income: $55,313

Per capita income: $22,538

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,437
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (2.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1%)
Individuals: 76 (9.5%)
--18 years and over: 71 (8.88%)
----65 years and over: 24 (3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5 (0.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (4.63%)

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