Oxford, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257480, place: Oxford borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,326 (100%)
In labor force: 1,885 (56.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,885 (56.67%)
----Employed: 1,814 (54.54%)
----Unemployed: 71 (2.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,441 (43.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,853 (55.71%)
In labor force: 852 (25.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 852 (25.62%)
----Employed: 807 (24.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 384 (11.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 181 (5.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,741 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,356 (77.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 273 (15.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 75 (4.31%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 37 (2.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,814 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 420 (23.15%)
Service occupations: 323 (17.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 411 (22.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 72 (3.97%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 288 (15.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 300 (16.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 121 (6.67%)
Construction: 144 (7.94%)
Manufacturing: 184 (10.14%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (2.76%)
Retail trade: 161 (8.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 91 (5.02%)
Information: 15 (0.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 133 (7.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 176 (9.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 457 (25.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 124 (6.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 96 (5.29%)
Public administration: 62 (3.42%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,482 (81.7%)
Government workers: 244 (13.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 88 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,703 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 239 (14.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 115 (6.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 280 (16.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 218 (12.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 340 (19.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 317 (18.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 117 (6.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (4.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $34,966

With earnings: 1,196 (70.23%)
--Mean earnings: $42,325
With Social Security income: 637 (37.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,182
With Supplemental Security Income: 69 (4.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,238
With public assistance income: 89 (5.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,448
With retirement income: 317 (18.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,282

Families: 1,060 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (3.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (3.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 189 (17.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 135 (12.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 233 (21.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 253 (23.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 97 (9.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (6.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,172

Per capita income: $16,579

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,398
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,015

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 106 (10%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (8.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 53 (5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 66 (6.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (6.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (2.92%)
Individuals: 489 (46.13%)
--18 years and over: 325 (30.66%)
----65 years and over: 98 (9.25%)
--Related children under 18 years: 164 (15.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 99 (9.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 150 (14.15%)

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