Philadelphia, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4260000, place: Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,174,798 (100%)
In labor force: 656,935 (55.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 656,539 (55.89%)
----Employed: 584,957 (49.79%)
----Unemployed: 71,582 (6.09%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.9%
--Armed Forces: 396 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 517,863 (44.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 644,826 (54.89%)
In labor force: 336,029 (28.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 335,877 (28.59%)
----Employed: 300,342 (25.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 106,169 (9.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62,708 (5.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 569,761 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 280,315 (49.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 73,156 (12.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 144,936 (25.44%)
Walked: 51,564 (9.05%)
Other means: 9,038 (1.59%)
Worked at home: 10,752 (1.89%)
Mean travel time to work: 32 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 584,957 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 184,361 (31.52%)
Service occupations: 115,218 (19.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 173,270 (29.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 652 (0.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 38,309 (6.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 73,147 (12.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 760 (0.13%)
Construction: 23,090 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 51,394 (8.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 17,437 (2.98%)
Retail trade: 60,958 (10.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34,801 (5.95%)
Information: 17,290 (2.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 45,145 (7.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 61,490 (10.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 152,135 (26.01%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 47,253 (8.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 30,187 (5.16%)
Public administration: 43,017 (7.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 464,586 (79.42%)
Government workers: 96,354 (16.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 22,672 (3.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 1,345 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 590,283 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 109,237 (18.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49,035 (8.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89,059 (15.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79,532 (13.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91,683 (15.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 92,326 (15.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42,495 (7.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25,092 (4.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,639 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 6,185 (1.05%)
Median household income: $30,746

With earnings: 423,937 (71.82%)
--Mean earnings: $44,963
With Social Security income: 168,488 (28.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,404
With Supplemental Security Income: 46,740 (7.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,529
With public assistance income: 51,528 (8.73%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,091
With retirement income: 102,894 (17.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,751

Families: 355,253 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45,268 (12.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22,920 (6.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 50,850 (14.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49,317 (13.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 58,804 (16.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 67,333 (18.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33,049 (9.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19,164 (5.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4,254 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 4,294 (1.21%)
Median family income: $37,036

Per capita income: $16,509

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,199
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,477

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 65,259 (18.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51,146 (14.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23,448 (6.6%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 42,100 (11.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36,558 (10.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16,719 (4.71%)
Individuals: 336,177 (94.63%)
--18 years and over: 217,710 (61.28%)
----65 years and over: 34,678 (9.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 116,899 (32.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 85,800 (24.15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 102,598 (28.88%)

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