General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4275304, place: Sunbury city, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 8,410 (100%)
In labor force: 4,980 (59.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,980 (59.22%)
----Employed: 4,709 (55.99%)
----Unemployed: 271 (3.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,430 (40.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,613 (54.85%)
In labor force: 2,397 (28.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,397 (28.5%)
----Employed: 2,260 (26.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 794 (9.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 505 (6%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,619 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,278 (70.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 684 (14.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.24%)
Walked: 501 (10.85%)
Other means: 94 (2.04%)
Worked at home: 51 (1.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,709 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 791 (16.8%)
Service occupations: 1,003 (21.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,081 (22.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 366 (7.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,468 (31.17%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (0.38%)
Construction: 229 (4.86%)
Manufacturing: 1,062 (22.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 133 (2.82%)
Retail trade: 854 (18.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 241 (5.12%)
Information: 91 (1.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 147 (3.12%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 207 (4.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 810 (17.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 559 (11.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 176 (3.74%)
Public administration: 182 (3.86%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,122 (87.53%)
Government workers: 422 (8.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 143 (3.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.47%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,549 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 751 (16.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 597 (13.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 849 (18.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 759 (16.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 842 (18.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 607 (13.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 99 (2.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (0.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 21 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,893
With earnings: 3,221 (70.81%)
--Mean earnings: $31,886
With Social Security income: 1,546 (33.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,669
With Supplemental Security Income: 348 (7.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,954
With public assistance income: 281 (6.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,108
With retirement income: 747 (16.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,829
Families: 2,669 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 246 (9.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 192 (7.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 472 (17.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 506 (18.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 615 (23.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 532 (19.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (2.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (0.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,148
Per capita income: $13,350
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,497
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,994
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 390 (14.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 316 (11.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 178 (6.67%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 239 (8.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 221 (8.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 115 (4.31%)
Individuals: 1,849 (69.28%)
--18 years and over: 1,193 (44.7%)
----65 years and over: 192 (7.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 656 (24.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 404 (15.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 640 (23.98%)
Return to Sunbury,PA. 
