Williamsport, PA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4285312, place: Williamsport city, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 24,536 (100%)
In labor force: 15,030 (61.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,983 (61.07%)
----Employed: 13,094 (53.37%)
----Unemployed: 1,889 (7.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.6%
--Armed Forces: 47 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 9,506 (38.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,522 (51.04%)
In labor force: 7,067 (28.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,055 (28.75%)
----Employed: 6,299 (25.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,158 (8.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,376 (5.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,899 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,003 (69.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,861 (14.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 477 (3.7%)
Walked: 1,173 (9.09%)
Other means: 219 (1.7%)
Worked at home: 166 (1.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,094 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,104 (23.71%)
Service occupations: 2,757 (21.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,528 (26.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 907 (6.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,775 (21.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (0.19%)
Construction: 521 (3.98%)
Manufacturing: 2,643 (20.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 487 (3.72%)
Retail trade: 1,753 (13.39%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 270 (2.06%)
Information: 538 (4.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 548 (4.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 751 (5.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,926 (22.35%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,448 (11.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 660 (5.04%)
Public administration: 524 (4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,143 (85.1%)
Government workers: 1,368 (10.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 529 (4.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 54 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,213 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,062 (16.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,440 (11.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,385 (19.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,960 (16.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,067 (16.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,282 (10.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 467 (3.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 340 (2.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 66 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 144 (1.18%)
Median household income: $25,946

With earnings: 9,172 (75.1%)
--Mean earnings: $35,710
With Social Security income: 3,731 (30.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,457
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,040 (8.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,984
With public assistance income: 648 (5.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,918
With retirement income: 1,792 (14.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,157

Families: 6,814 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 472 (6.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 578 (8.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,254 (18.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,214 (17.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,445 (21.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,001 (14.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 358 (5.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 320 (4.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 60 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 112 (1.64%)
Median family income: $33,844

Per capita income: $14,707

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,668
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,196

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 934 (13.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 815 (11.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 441 (6.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 510 (7.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 456 (6.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 243 (3.57%)
Individuals: 6,075 (89.15%)
--18 years and over: 4,427 (64.97%)
----65 years and over: 457 (6.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,578 (23.16%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,040 (15.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,035 (44.54%)

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