Strausstown, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4274744, place: Strausstown borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 257 (100%)
In labor force: 177 (68.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 177 (68.87%)
----Employed: 169 (65.76%)
----Unemployed: 8 (3.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 80 (31.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 134 (52.14%)
In labor force: 86 (33.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 86 (33.46%)
----Employed: 80 (31.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 7 (2.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 7 (2.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 168 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 130 (77.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 23 (13.69%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (1.79%)
Walked: 10 (5.95%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 169 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 25 (14.79%)
Service occupations: 21 (12.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 50 (29.59%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 29 (17.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 44 (26.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 14 (8.28%)
Manufacturing: 42 (24.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (4.14%)
Retail trade: 26 (15.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 4 (2.37%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (6.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (4.73%)
Educational, health and social services: 34 (20.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (2.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 8 (4.73%)
Public administration: 10 (5.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 134 (79.29%)
Government workers: 23 (13.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 10 (5.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 139 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (5.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (7.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28 (20.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17 (12.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 23 (16.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (25.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (10.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $38,125

With earnings: 99 (71.22%)
--Mean earnings: $43,051
With Social Security income: 56 (40.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,211
With Supplemental Security Income: 0 (0%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $0
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 31 (22.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,271

Families: 85 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (5.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11 (12.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7 (8.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 24 (28.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 23 (27.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (14.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (3.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $48,594

Per capita income: $19,733

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,536
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3 (3.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (3.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (3.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (3.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 15 (17.65%)
--18 years and over: 10 (11.76%)
----65 years and over: 4 (4.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5 (5.88%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5 (5.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 7 (8.24%)

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