West Goshen, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4283072, place: West Goshen CDP, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,750 (100%)
In labor force: 4,908 (72.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,908 (72.71%)
----Employed: 4,817 (71.36%)
----Unemployed: 91 (1.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,842 (27.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,376 (50.01%)
In labor force: 2,134 (31.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,134 (31.61%)
----Employed: 2,095 (31.04%)
Own children under 6 years: 630 (9.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 333 (4.93%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,748 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,157 (87.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 301 (6.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 80 (1.68%)
Walked: 78 (1.64%)
Other means: 20 (0.42%)
Worked at home: 112 (2.36%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,817 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,093 (43.45%)
Service occupations: 509 (10.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,390 (28.86%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 364 (7.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 447 (9.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.12%)
Construction: 311 (6.46%)
Manufacturing: 633 (13.14%)
Wholesale trade.: 182 (3.78%)
Retail trade: 525 (10.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 281 (5.83%)
Information: 145 (3.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 493 (10.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 630 (13.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 921 (19.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 313 (6.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 220 (4.57%)
Public administration: 157 (3.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,148 (86.11%)
Government workers: 397 (8.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 272 (5.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,221 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (1.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (3.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 223 (6.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 280 (8.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 617 (19.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 769 (23.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 524 (16.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 460 (14.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 99 (3.07%)
$200,000 or more: 79 (2.45%)
Median household income: $59,505

With earnings: 2,954 (91.71%)
--Mean earnings: $68,864
With Social Security income: 579 (17.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,839
With Supplemental Security Income: 53 (1.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,494
With public assistance income: 45 (1.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,490
With retirement income: 457 (14.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,513

Families: 2,200 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (0.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (1.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (3.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 154 (7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 351 (15.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 535 (24.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 454 (20.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 450 (20.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 78 (3.55%)
$200,000 or more: 73 (3.32%)
Median family income: $71,573

Per capita income: $27,912

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,773
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,979

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (1.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (0.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (0.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 336 (15.27%)
--18 years and over: 263 (11.95%)
----65 years and over: 23 (1.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 73 (3.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 65 (2.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 204 (9.27%)

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