Wheatland, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4284376, place: Wheatland borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 613 (100%)
In labor force: 340 (55.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 336 (54.81%)
----Employed: 308 (50.24%)
----Unemployed: 28 (4.57%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.65%)
Not in labor force: 273 (44.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 327 (53.34%)
In labor force: 163 (26.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 163 (26.59%)
----Employed: 143 (23.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 50 (8.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 31 (5.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 310 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 270 (87.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 25 (8.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.65%)
Walked: 8 (2.58%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 308 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 55 (17.86%)
Service occupations: 75 (24.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 74 (24.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 17 (5.52%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 87 (28.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (1.3%)
Construction: 8 (2.6%)
Manufacturing: 53 (17.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (3.9%)
Retail trade: 37 (12.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 29 (9.42%)
Information: 5 (1.62%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (3.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (8.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (20.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (12.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 9 (2.92%)
Public administration: 13 (4.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 257 (83.44%)
Government workers: 26 (8.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (7.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.65%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 327 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (14.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (10.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (18.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (18.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 44 (13.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 56 (17.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (5.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.61%)
Median household income: $27,596

With earnings: 230 (70.34%)
--Mean earnings: $33,891
With Social Security income: 145 (44.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,762
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (5.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,239
With public assistance income: 16 (4.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,294
With retirement income: 114 (34.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,646

Families: 193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (6.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (6.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (16.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (21.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (17.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 46 (23.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (6.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,250

Per capita income: $15,365

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,521
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,409

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (8.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (7.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (7.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (7.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.55%)
Individuals: 105 (54.4%)
--18 years and over: 77 (39.9%)
----65 years and over: 21 (10.88%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (14.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 25 (12.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (19.17%)

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