U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Wind Gap, PA

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 40.846429     Longitude: -75.291631
Population 2,827 (2005)



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4285664, place: Wind Gap borough, Pennsylvania)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,273 (100%)
In labor force: 1,361 (59.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,361 (59.88%)
----Employed: 1,331 (58.56%)
----Unemployed: 30 (1.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 912 (40.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,208 (53.15%)
In labor force: 643 (28.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 643 (28.29%)
----Employed: 631 (27.76%)
Own children under 6 years: 219 (9.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 128 (5.63%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,293 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,128 (87.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 92 (7.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 40 (3.09%)
Other means: 6 (0.46%)
Worked at home: 27 (2.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,331 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 273 (20.51%)
Service occupations: 192 (14.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 252 (18.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 158 (11.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 456 (34.26%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.2%)
Construction: 91 (6.84%)
Manufacturing: 385 (28.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (2.1%)
Retail trade: 146 (10.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 58 (4.36%)
Information: 39 (2.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 78 (5.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 77 (5.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 239 (17.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 74 (5.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 63 (4.73%)
Public administration: 37 (2.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,146 (86.1%)
Government workers: 108 (8.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 77 (5.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,219 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 142 (11.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 78 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 176 (14.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 213 (17.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 235 (19.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 222 (18.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (10.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (1.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.33%)
Median household income: $35,030

With earnings: 878 (72.03%)
--Mean earnings: $49,605
With Social Security income: 380 (31.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,813
With Supplemental Security Income: 42 (3.45%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,040
With public assistance income: 35 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,685
With retirement income: 261 (21.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,427

Families: 755 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (5.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (4.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (7.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 121 (16.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 161 (21.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 203 (26.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 115 (15.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (3.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $46,681

Per capita income: $21,239

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,735
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,700

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 54 (7.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (6.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 27 (3.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (3.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.66%)
Individuals: 327 (43.31%)
--18 years and over: 210 (27.81%)
----65 years and over: 47 (6.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 117 (15.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 111 (14.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 96 (12.72%)

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