Washington, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4281328, place: Washington city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,457 (100%)
In labor force: 6,970 (55.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,955 (55.83%)
----Employed: 6,407 (51.43%)
----Unemployed: 548 (4.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.9%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 5,487 (44.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,774 (54.38%)
In labor force: 3,609 (28.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,609 (28.97%)
----Employed: 3,390 (27.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,058 (8.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 740 (5.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,298 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,681 (74.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 705 (11.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 96 (1.52%)
Walked: 656 (10.42%)
Other means: 66 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 94 (1.49%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,407 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,542 (24.07%)
Service occupations: 1,452 (22.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,823 (28.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 523 (8.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,067 (16.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 56 (0.87%)
Construction: 357 (5.57%)
Manufacturing: 856 (13.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 200 (3.12%)
Retail trade: 945 (14.75%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 289 (4.51%)
Information: 161 (2.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 329 (5.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 407 (6.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,552 (24.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 689 (10.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 336 (5.24%)
Public administration: 230 (3.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,461 (85.23%)
Government workers: 610 (9.52%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 304 (4.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,344 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,133 (17.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 766 (12.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,192 (18.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 836 (13.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,049 (16.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 872 (13.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 253 (3.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 194 (3.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.11%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (0.66%)
Median household income: $25,764

With earnings: 4,327 (68.21%)
--Mean earnings: $35,819
With Social Security income: 2,183 (34.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,498
With Supplemental Security Income: 548 (8.64%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,827
With public assistance income: 419 (6.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,731
With retirement income: 1,350 (21.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,465

Families: 3,524 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 381 (10.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 283 (8.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 597 (16.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 507 (14.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 712 (20.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 616 (17.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 233 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 155 (4.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (0.94%)
Median family income: $34,862

Per capita income: $14,818

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,977
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,374

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 578 (16.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 451 (12.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 285 (8.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 408 (11.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 355 (10.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 214 (6.07%)
Individuals: 2,932 (83.2%)
--18 years and over: 2,001 (56.78%)
----65 years and over: 409 (11.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 904 (25.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 544 (15.44%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,178 (33.43%)

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