Palmerton, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257696, place: Palmerton borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,179 (100%)
In labor force: 2,617 (62.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,617 (62.62%)
----Employed: 2,444 (58.48%)
----Unemployed: 173 (4.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,562 (37.38%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,228 (53.31%)
In labor force: 1,242 (29.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,242 (29.72%)
----Employed: 1,164 (27.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 364 (8.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 230 (5.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,395 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,830 (76.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 381 (15.91%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.38%)
Walked: 153 (6.39%)
Other means: 5 (0.21%)
Worked at home: 17 (0.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,444 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 538 (22.01%)
Service occupations: 352 (14.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 639 (26.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 346 (14.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 569 (23.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 210 (8.59%)
Manufacturing: 553 (22.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 68 (2.78%)
Retail trade: 350 (14.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 128 (5.24%)
Information: 95 (3.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 128 (5.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 114 (4.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 467 (19.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 156 (6.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 125 (5.11%)
Public administration: 50 (2.05%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,090 (85.52%)
Government workers: 189 (7.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 146 (5.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.78%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,239 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (8.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 203 (9.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 393 (17.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 493 (22.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 332 (14.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 424 (18.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 109 (4.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 69 (3.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.36%)
Median household income: $31,522

With earnings: 1,589 (70.97%)
--Mean earnings: $41,737
With Social Security income: 784 (35.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,673
With Supplemental Security Income: 60 (2.68%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,183
With public assistance income: 64 (2.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,296
With retirement income: 503 (22.47%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,262

Families: 1,430 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 67 (4.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (4.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 211 (14.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 318 (22.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 272 (19.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 326 (22.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (5.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 69 (4.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.56%)
Median family income: $36,967

Per capita income: $16,225

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,278
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,781

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 122 (8.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (6.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (3.36%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 63 (4.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (4.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (3.36%)
Individuals: 521 (36.43%)
--18 years and over: 317 (22.17%)
----65 years and over: 96 (6.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 185 (12.94%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 133 (9.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 163 (11.4%)

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