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West Newton, PA

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 40.209378     Longitude: -79.769157
Population 2,948 (2005)



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4283680, place: West Newton borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,493 (100%)
In labor force: 1,369 (54.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,369 (54.91%)
----Employed: 1,308 (52.47%)
----Unemployed: 61 (2.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,124 (45.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,364 (54.71%)
In labor force: 669 (26.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 669 (26.84%)
----Employed: 638 (25.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 168 (6.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 64 (2.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,278 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,061 (83.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 72 (5.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 75 (5.87%)
Other means: 19 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 51 (3.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 40.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,308 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 352 (26.91%)
Service occupations: 183 (13.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 403 (30.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 113 (8.64%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 257 (19.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (1.15%)
Construction: 101 (7.72%)
Manufacturing: 186 (14.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 53 (4.05%)
Retail trade: 159 (12.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 102 (7.8%)
Information: 25 (1.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 82 (6.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 94 (7.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 284 (21.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 65 (4.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 74 (5.66%)
Public administration: 68 (5.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,081 (82.65%)
Government workers: 166 (12.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 61 (4.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,321 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (15.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 149 (11.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 299 (22.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 133 (10.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 152 (11.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 260 (19.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 87 (6.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (2.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.3%)
Median household income: $25,912

With earnings: 832 (62.98%)
--Mean earnings: $45,748
With Social Security income: 554 (41.94%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,824
With Supplemental Security Income: 83 (6.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,523
With public assistance income: 45 (3.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,894
With retirement income: 311 (23.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,233

Families: 853 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (5.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (4.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 175 (20.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (12.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 138 (16.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 234 (27.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 75 (8.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (3.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.47%)
Median family income: $41,062

Per capita income: $16,406

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,386
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,727

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 64 (7.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (5.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (1.64%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (5.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (3.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.7%)
Individuals: 320 (37.51%)
--18 years and over: 229 (26.85%)
----65 years and over: 68 (7.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 84 (9.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 70 (8.21%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 118 (13.83%)

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