General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257720, place: Palmyra borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,655 (100%)
In labor force: 3,737 (66.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,703 (65.48%)
----Employed: 3,565 (63.04%)
----Unemployed: 138 (2.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 34 (0.6%)
Not in labor force: 1,918 (33.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,078 (54.43%)
In labor force: 1,812 (32.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,806 (31.94%)
----Employed: 1,740 (30.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 522 (9.23%)
All parents in family in labor force: 343 (6.07%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,529 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,909 (82.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 351 (9.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.23%)
Walked: 136 (3.85%)
Other means: 57 (1.62%)
Worked at home: 68 (1.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,565 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,138 (31.92%)
Service occupations: 658 (18.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 782 (21.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 387 (10.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 600 (16.83%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (0.59%)
Construction: 255 (7.15%)
Manufacturing: 688 (19.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 173 (4.85%)
Retail trade: 323 (9.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 96 (2.69%)
Information: 96 (2.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 189 (5.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 251 (7.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 865 (24.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 317 (8.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 174 (4.88%)
Public administration: 117 (3.28%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,009 (84.4%)
Government workers: 364 (10.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 192 (5.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,183 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 201 (6.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 257 (8.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 376 (11.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 540 (16.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 675 (21.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 693 (21.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 279 (8.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 125 (3.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.31%)
$200,000 or more: 27 (0.85%)
Median household income: $39,677
With earnings: 2,456 (77.16%)
--Mean earnings: $45,526
With Social Security income: 981 (30.82%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,024
With Supplemental Security Income: 106 (3.33%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,386
With public assistance income: 31 (0.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,862
With retirement income: 676 (21.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,198
Families: 1,918 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (1.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (4.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 136 (7.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 285 (14.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 451 (23.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 568 (29.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 217 (11.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 116 (6.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.52%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.42%)
Median family income: $49,091
Per capita income: $20,500
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,140
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,524
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 75 (3.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (2.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (1.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (1.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (1.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (1.25%)
Individuals: 370 (19.29%)
--18 years and over: 281 (14.65%)
----65 years and over: 80 (4.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 81 (4.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 40 (2.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 179 (9.33%)
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