General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4284512, place: Whitehall borough, Pennsylvania)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 12,081 (100%)
In labor force: 7,094 (58.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,086 (58.65%)
----Employed: 6,720 (55.62%)
----Unemployed: 366 (3.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 4,987 (41.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,564 (54.33%)
In labor force: 3,376 (27.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,368 (27.88%)
----Employed: 3,209 (26.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 755 (6.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 451 (3.73%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 6,598 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,845 (73.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 576 (8.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 979 (14.84%)
Walked: 13 (0.2%)
Other means: 40 (0.61%)
Worked at home: 145 (2.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,720 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,533 (37.69%)
Service occupations: 963 (14.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,037 (30.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 598 (8.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 589 (8.76%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (0.34%)
Construction: 309 (4.6%)
Manufacturing: 667 (9.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 410 (6.1%)
Retail trade: 715 (10.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 344 (5.12%)
Information: 248 (3.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 730 (10.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 736 (10.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,515 (22.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 460 (6.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 363 (5.4%)
Public administration: 200 (2.98%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 5,767 (85.82%)
Government workers: 628 (9.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 309 (4.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.24%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 6,272 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 419 (6.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 410 (6.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 792 (12.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 820 (13.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,060 (16.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,270 (20.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 796 (12.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 498 (7.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 120 (1.91%)
$200,000 or more: 87 (1.39%)
Median household income: $45,111
With earnings: 4,532 (72.26%)
--Mean earnings: $56,618
With Social Security income: 2,364 (37.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,744
With Supplemental Security Income: 137 (2.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,957
With public assistance income: 71 (1.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,635
With retirement income: 1,540 (24.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,126
Families: 3,963 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 81 (2.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (1.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 294 (7.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 499 (12.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 662 (16.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,032 (26.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 728 (18.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 427 (10.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 102 (2.57%)
$200,000 or more: 81 (2.04%)
Median family income: $60,371
Per capita income: $24,730
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,658
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,167
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 114 (2.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 76 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (0.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 29 (0.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (0.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.25%)
Individuals: 913 (23.04%)
--18 years and over: 750 (18.93%)
----65 years and over: 239 (6.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 157 (3.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 131 (3.31%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 532 (13.42%)
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