Shrewsbury, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4270568, place: Shrewsbury borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,562 (100%)
In labor force: 1,580 (61.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,580 (61.67%)
----Employed: 1,556 (60.73%)
----Unemployed: 24 (0.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 982 (38.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,359 (53.04%)
In labor force: 681 (26.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 681 (26.58%)
----Employed: 681 (26.58%)
Own children under 6 years: 288 (11.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 175 (6.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,532 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,254 (81.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 174 (11.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 35 (2.28%)
Other means: 7 (0.46%)
Worked at home: 62 (4.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,556 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 591 (37.98%)
Service occupations: 206 (13.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 390 (25.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 132 (8.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 230 (14.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 81 (5.21%)
Manufacturing: 273 (17.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 68 (4.37%)
Retail trade: 256 (16.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 93 (5.98%)
Information: 58 (3.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 128 (8.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 119 (7.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 250 (16.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 91 (5.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 72 (4.63%)
Public administration: 67 (4.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,266 (81.36%)
Government workers: 185 (11.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 100 (6.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,281 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (8.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 77 (6.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (6.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (8.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 266 (20.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 386 (30.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 145 (11.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 73 (5.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (2.81%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $49,983

With earnings: 994 (77.6%)
--Mean earnings: $55,175
With Social Security income: 384 (29.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,268
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (2.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,711
With public assistance income: 12 (0.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,500
With retirement income: 304 (23.73%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,665

Families: 936 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (1.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (2.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (2.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 95 (10.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 202 (21.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 336 (35.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 138 (14.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 73 (7.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (3.21%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $57,358

Per capita income: $20,292

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,107
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,196

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 22 (2.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (0.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 162 (17.31%)
--18 years and over: 148 (15.81%)
----65 years and over: 67 (7.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14 (1.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 7 (0.75%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 101 (10.79%)

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