Prompton, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4262744, place: Prompton borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 224 (100%)
In labor force: 131 (58.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 131 (58.48%)
----Employed: 130 (58.04%)
----Unemployed: 1 (0.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 93 (41.52%)
Females 16 years and over: 126 (56.25%)
In labor force: 61 (27.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 61 (27.23%)
----Employed: 60 (26.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 18 (8.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 0 (0%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 127 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 107 (84.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 9 (7.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (2.36%)
Walked: 6 (4.72%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 130 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 26 (20%)
Service occupations: 21 (16.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 33 (25.38%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 21 (16.15%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 29 (22.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (5.38%)
Construction: 15 (11.54%)
Manufacturing: 15 (11.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 3 (2.31%)
Retail trade: 23 (17.69%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 8 (6.15%)
Information: 2 (1.54%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1 (0.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (3.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (18.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (3.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (11.54%)
Public administration: 8 (6.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 89 (68.46%)
Government workers: 14 (10.77%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (19.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 125 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (7.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (27.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17 (13.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 27 (21.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6 (4.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (5.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.6%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,375

With earnings: 90 (72%)
--Mean earnings: $34,755
With Social Security income: 54 (43.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,697
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (5.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,971
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 32 (25.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,161

Families: 82 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (8.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (6.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (23.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (18.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (26.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6 (7.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (6.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (3.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,250

Per capita income: $15,601

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,071
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 10 (12.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (8.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2 (2.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (2.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.44%)
Individuals: 29 (35.37%)
--18 years and over: 17 (20.73%)
----65 years and over: 6 (7.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 12 (14.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (10.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1 (1.22%)

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