Westfield, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4282968, place: Westfield borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 921 (100%)
In labor force: 481 (52.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 481 (52.23%)
----Employed: 461 (50.05%)
----Unemployed: 20 (2.17%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 440 (47.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 519 (56.35%)
In labor force: 235 (25.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 235 (25.52%)
----Employed: 227 (24.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 86 (9.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 57 (6.19%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 450 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 310 (68.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 56 (12.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.44%)
Walked: 65 (14.44%)
Other means: 2 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 15 (3.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 461 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 110 (23.86%)
Service occupations: 80 (17.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 75 (16.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (1.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 40 (8.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 150 (32.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (2.39%)
Construction: 19 (4.12%)
Manufacturing: 178 (38.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.43%)
Retail trade: 34 (7.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (5.86%)
Information: 8 (1.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (2.82%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (2.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 85 (18.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 30 (6.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (6.29%)
Public administration: 14 (3.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 354 (76.79%)
Government workers: 65 (14.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 40 (8.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 497 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 96 (19.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (14.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 63 (12.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 94 (18.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (18.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 52 (10.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,772

With earnings: 314 (63.18%)
--Mean earnings: $33,559
With Social Security income: 187 (37.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,465
With Supplemental Security Income: 43 (8.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,422
With public assistance income: 17 (3.42%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,071
With retirement income: 130 (26.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,755

Families: 321 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (10.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (8.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (11.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 71 (22.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 76 (23.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 48 (14.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (5.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,687

Per capita income: $13,135

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,607
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,424

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 51 (15.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (12.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (6.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (6.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (4.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.8%)
Individuals: 255 (79.44%)
--18 years and over: 169 (52.65%)
----65 years and over: 29 (9.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 83 (25.86%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 60 (18.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 95 (29.6%)

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