Shoemakersville, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4270464, place: Shoemakersville borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,830 (100%)
In labor force: 1,195 (65.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,195 (65.3%)
----Employed: 925 (50.55%)
----Unemployed: 270 (14.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 22.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 635 (34.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 906 (49.51%)
In labor force: 519 (28.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 519 (28.36%)
----Employed: 397 (21.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 91 (4.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 72 (3.93%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 901 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 634 (70.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 136 (15.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 34 (3.77%)
Walked: 85 (9.43%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (1.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 925 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 179 (19.35%)
Service occupations: 130 (14.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 214 (23.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 60 (6.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 88 (9.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 254 (27.46%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 41 (4.43%)
Construction: 57 (6.16%)
Manufacturing: 249 (26.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 44 (4.76%)
Retail trade: 138 (14.92%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (3.24%)
Information: 10 (1.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 38 (4.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (4.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 167 (18.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (5.19%)
Other services (except public administration): 44 (4.76%)
Public administration: 15 (1.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 812 (87.78%)
Government workers: 75 (8.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (3.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.65%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 608 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (5.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 63 (10.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (16.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (14.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 116 (19.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 141 (23.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (8.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $37,981

With earnings: 460 (75.66%)
--Mean earnings: $43,713
With Social Security income: 216 (35.53%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,742
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (2.47%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,040
With public assistance income: 7 (1.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $7,729
With retirement income: 137 (22.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,771

Families: 400 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (2.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 49 (12.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 80 (20%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 129 (32.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 45 (11.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.25%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $47,917

Per capita income: $15,756

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,833
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (2.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (0.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (0.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.5%)
Individuals: 334 (83.5%)
--18 years and over: 300 (75%)
----65 years and over: 45 (11.25%)
--Related children under 18 years: 23 (5.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (3.75%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 281 (70.25%)

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