West Homestead, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4283200, place: West Homestead borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,793 (100%)
In labor force: 1,027 (57.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,027 (57.28%)
----Employed: 959 (53.49%)
----Unemployed: 68 (3.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 766 (42.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 967 (53.93%)
In labor force: 491 (27.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 491 (27.38%)
----Employed: 458 (25.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 120 (6.69%)
All parents in family in labor force: 80 (4.46%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 930 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 659 (70.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 119 (12.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 75 (8.06%)
Walked: 54 (5.81%)
Other means: 9 (0.97%)
Worked at home: 14 (1.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 959 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 241 (25.13%)
Service occupations: 150 (15.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 366 (38.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 89 (9.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 113 (11.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 72 (7.51%)
Manufacturing: 108 (11.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (2.09%)
Retail trade: 163 (17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (4.59%)
Information: 29 (3.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 50 (5.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 80 (8.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 219 (22.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 81 (8.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 47 (4.9%)
Public administration: 46 (4.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 812 (84.67%)
Government workers: 114 (11.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (3.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 952 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 134 (14.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 84 (8.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 143 (15.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 138 (14.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 150 (15.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 186 (19.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 89 (9.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (2.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.74%)
Median household income: $33,309

With earnings: 646 (67.86%)
--Mean earnings: $41,800
With Social Security income: 427 (44.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,827
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (5.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,431
With public assistance income: 49 (5.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,908
With retirement income: 237 (24.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,436

Families: 621 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (4.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (4.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 54 (8.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 106 (17.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (22.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 165 (26.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 77 (12.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (2.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (1.13%)
Median family income: $44,338

Per capita income: $17,327

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,033
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,700

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 57 (9.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (7.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (5.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (6.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (6.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (4.35%)
Individuals: 300 (48.31%)
--18 years and over: 206 (33.17%)
----65 years and over: 28 (4.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 94 (15.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 59 (9.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 122 (19.65%)

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