General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4270352, place: Shippensburg borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 4,698 (100%)
In labor force: 2,916 (62.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,903 (61.79%)
----Employed: 2,816 (59.94%)
----Unemployed: 87 (1.85%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.28%)
Not in labor force: 1,782 (37.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,480 (52.79%)
In labor force: 1,375 (29.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,375 (29.27%)
----Employed: 1,328 (28.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 336 (7.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 195 (4.15%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,723 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,201 (80.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 346 (12.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 161 (5.91%)
Other means: 15 (0.55%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,816 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 764 (27.13%)
Service occupations: 651 (23.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 745 (26.46%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 236 (8.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 405 (14.38%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.53%)
Construction: 133 (4.72%)
Manufacturing: 377 (13.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (0.99%)
Retail trade: 419 (14.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 97 (3.44%)
Information: 82 (2.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 88 (3.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 131 (4.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 763 (27.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 297 (10.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 197 (7%)
Public administration: 189 (6.71%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,151 (76.38%)
Government workers: 523 (18.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 142 (5.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,404 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 338 (14.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 299 (12.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 506 (21.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 369 (15.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 336 (13.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 378 (15.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 85 (3.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 68 (2.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.17%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (0.87%)
Median household income: $27,660
With earnings: 1,837 (76.41%)
--Mean earnings: $35,272
With Social Security income: 621 (25.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,427
With Supplemental Security Income: 94 (3.91%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,331
With public assistance income: 40 (1.66%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,512
With retirement income: 467 (19.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,427
Families: 1,101 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (4.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 73 (6.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 179 (16.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 190 (17.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 180 (16.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 268 (24.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 73 (6.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 63 (5.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (1.91%)
Median family income: $39,896
Per capita income: $14,816
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,387
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,775
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 104 (9.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 60 (5.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 26 (2.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (2.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.91%)
Individuals: 1,596 (144.96%)
--18 years and over: 1,399 (127.07%)
----65 years and over: 83 (7.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 197 (17.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 155 (14.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,177 (106.9%)
Return to Shippensburg,PA. 
