Plymouth Meeting, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4261688, place: Plymouth Meeting CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,452 (100%)
In labor force: 2,906 (65.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,906 (65.27%)
----Employed: 2,808 (63.07%)
----Unemployed: 98 (2.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,546 (34.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,311 (51.91%)
In labor force: 1,353 (30.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,353 (30.39%)
----Employed: 1,314 (29.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 345 (7.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 240 (5.39%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,773 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,323 (83.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 205 (7.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 39 (1.41%)
Walked: 35 (1.26%)
Other means: 36 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 135 (4.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,808 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,315 (46.83%)
Service occupations: 284 (10.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 910 (32.41%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 123 (4.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 176 (6.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.53%)
Construction: 128 (4.56%)
Manufacturing: 325 (11.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 196 (6.98%)
Retail trade: 303 (10.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 48 (1.71%)
Information: 110 (3.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 251 (8.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 402 (14.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 662 (23.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 139 (4.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 150 (5.34%)
Public administration: 79 (2.81%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,354 (83.83%)
Government workers: 223 (7.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 231 (8.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,285 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 101 (4.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 138 (6.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (3.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 265 (11.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 386 (16.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 487 (21.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 300 (13.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 344 (15.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 83 (3.63%)
$200,000 or more: 96 (4.2%)
Median household income: $57,601

With earnings: 1,813 (79.34%)
--Mean earnings: $73,300
With Social Security income: 818 (35.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,364
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (2.14%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,112
With public assistance income: 19 (0.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,547
With retirement income: 493 (21.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,543

Families: 1,514 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (2.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (2.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 18 (1.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 117 (7.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 209 (13.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 383 (25.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 255 (16.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 286 (18.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 77 (5.09%)
$200,000 or more: 91 (6.01%)
Median family income: $71,585

Per capita income: $31,254

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,812
Female full-time, year-round workers: $38,906

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 45 (2.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (1.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (0.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 219 (14.46%)
--18 years and over: 172 (11.36%)
----65 years and over: 51 (3.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 47 (3.1%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 47 (3.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 82 (5.42%)

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