Palo Alto, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4257752, place: Palo Alto borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 843 (100%)
In labor force: 488 (57.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 488 (57.89%)
----Employed: 459 (54.45%)
----Unemployed: 29 (3.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 355 (42.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 461 (54.69%)
In labor force: 249 (29.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 249 (29.54%)
----Employed: 239 (28.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 60 (7.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 34 (4.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 459 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 372 (81.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 58 (12.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.87%)
Walked: 12 (2.61%)
Other means: 3 (0.65%)
Worked at home: 10 (2.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 459 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 130 (28.32%)
Service occupations: 75 (16.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 77 (16.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 38 (8.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 139 (30.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (1.53%)
Construction: 14 (3.05%)
Manufacturing: 125 (27.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (3.27%)
Retail trade: 47 (10.24%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (3.27%)
Information: 5 (1.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 40 (8.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 109 (23.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 35 (7.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (5.01%)
Public administration: 18 (3.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 375 (81.7%)
Government workers: 66 (14.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (3.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 435 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (8.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (7.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 44 (10.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 101 (23.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 107 (24.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (17.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (6.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.38%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.46%)
Median household income: $35,729

With earnings: 324 (74.48%)
--Mean earnings: $42,907
With Social Security income: 168 (38.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,897
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (4.37%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,737
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 91 (20.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,445

Families: 288 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (2.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (2.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (6.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (22.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 84 (29.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 70 (24.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (9.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (2.08%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.69%)
Median family income: $41,667

Per capita income: $16,806

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,449
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,042

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 10 (3.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (2.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2 (0.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (0.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 70 (24.31%)
--18 years and over: 62 (21.53%)
----65 years and over: 27 (9.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8 (2.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5 (1.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (15.28%)

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