Pottstown, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4262416, place: Pottstown borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,837 (100%)
In labor force: 10,972 (65.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,962 (65.11%)
----Employed: 10,412 (61.84%)
----Unemployed: 550 (3.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 5,865 (34.83%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,948 (53.14%)
In labor force: 5,248 (31.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,248 (31.17%)
----Employed: 4,968 (29.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,789 (10.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,250 (7.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,315 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,776 (75.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,408 (13.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 245 (2.38%)
Walked: 630 (6.11%)
Other means: 147 (1.43%)
Worked at home: 109 (1.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,412 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,419 (23.23%)
Service occupations: 1,820 (17.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,102 (29.79%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 973 (9.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,084 (20.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 50 (0.48%)
Construction: 620 (5.95%)
Manufacturing: 2,112 (20.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 265 (2.55%)
Retail trade: 1,320 (12.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 432 (4.15%)
Information: 277 (2.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 806 (7.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,094 (10.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,906 (18.31%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 836 (8.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 426 (4.09%)
Public administration: 268 (2.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,061 (87.02%)
Government workers: 1,016 (9.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 335 (3.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,111 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 964 (10.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 560 (6.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,455 (15.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,459 (16.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,548 (16.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,928 (21.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 736 (8.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 336 (3.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.33%)
$200,000 or more: 95 (1.04%)
Median household income: $35,785

With earnings: 7,003 (76.86%)
--Mean earnings: $46,067
With Social Security income: 2,760 (30.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,179
With Supplemental Security Income: 400 (4.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,923
With public assistance income: 320 (3.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,530
With retirement income: 1,794 (19.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,780

Families: 5,552 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 339 (6.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 205 (3.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 723 (13.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 753 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,017 (18.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,484 (26.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 637 (11.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 285 (5.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 24 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 85 (1.53%)
Median family income: $45,734

Per capita income: $19,078

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,923
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,229

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 481 (8.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 414 (7.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 224 (4.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 347 (6.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 332 (5.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 168 (3.03%)
Individuals: 2,433 (43.82%)
--18 years and over: 1,609 (28.98%)
----65 years and over: 296 (5.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 808 (14.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 498 (8.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 923 (16.62%)

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