Palmer Heights, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257680, place: Palmer Heights CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,980 (100%)
In labor force: 1,646 (55.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,646 (55.23%)
----Employed: 1,609 (53.99%)
----Unemployed: 37 (1.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,334 (44.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,620 (54.36%)
In labor force: 748 (25.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 748 (25.1%)
----Employed: 732 (24.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 151 (5.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 113 (3.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,597 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,366 (85.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 185 (11.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (0.75%)
Other means: 4 (0.25%)
Worked at home: 30 (1.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,609 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 578 (35.92%)
Service occupations: 189 (11.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 407 (25.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 162 (10.07%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 273 (16.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.62%)
Construction: 95 (5.9%)
Manufacturing: 379 (23.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 57 (3.54%)
Retail trade: 221 (13.74%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 68 (4.23%)
Information: 67 (4.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 46 (2.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 82 (5.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 373 (23.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 75 (4.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 58 (3.6%)
Public administration: 78 (4.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,323 (82.22%)
Government workers: 212 (13.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 69 (4.29%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,410 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (4.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (5.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 148 (10.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 161 (11.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 232 (16.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 357 (25.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 225 (15.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 87 (6.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (2.41%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (1.99%)
Median household income: $51,625

With earnings: 1,015 (71.99%)
--Mean earnings: $60,232
With Social Security income: 593 (42.06%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,705
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (2.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,766
With public assistance income: 6 (0.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $233
With retirement income: 393 (27.87%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,921

Families: 1,014 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (1.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (0.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 66 (6.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 123 (12.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 147 (14.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 296 (29.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 213 (21.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 87 (8.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (2.76%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (2.76%)
Median family income: $61,630

Per capita income: $23,959

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,481
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,429

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (1.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 87 (8.58%)
--18 years and over: 87 (8.58%)
----65 years and over: 59 (5.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 43 (4.24%)

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