Lancaster Pennsylvania Economic and demographic information

Lancaster Pennsylvania Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lancaster city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 42,236 100.0     Households 20,928 100.0
In labor force 26,744 63.3   Less than $10,000 2,926 14.0
     Civilian labor force 26,728 63.3   $10,000 to $14,999 1,948 9.3
          Employed 24,654 58.4   $15,000 to $24,999 3,842 18.4
          Unemployed 2,074 4.9   $25,000 to $34,999 3,364 16.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 4,090 19.5
     Armed Forces 16 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 3,069 14.7
Not in labor force 15,492 36.7   $75,000 to $99,999 1,026 4.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 447 2.1
   Females 16 years and over 22,018 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 91 0.4
In labor force 12,957 58.8   $200,000 or more 125 0.6
     Civilian labor force 12,957 58.8   Median household income (dollars) 29,770 (X)
          Employed 12,020 54.6        
             
  Own children under 6 years 4,658 100.0   With earnings 16,916 80.8
All parents in family in labor force 3,007 64.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 36,959 (X)
        With Social Security income 5,040 24.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,942 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 23,890 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,674 8.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 14,875 62.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,286 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 3,701 15.5   With public assistance income 1,400 6.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,564 6.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,733 (X)
Walked 2,782 11.6   With retirement income 2,574 12.3
Other means 482 2.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,785 (X)
Worked at home 486 2.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.1 (X)        
          Families 12,178 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,654 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,370 11.2
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 932 7.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 5,271 21.4   $15,000 to $24,999 2,033 16.7
Service occupations 4,753 19.3   $25,000 to $34,999 1,807 14.8
Sales and office occupations 6,072 24.6    $35,000 to $49,999 2,619 21.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 129 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 2,147 17.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,721 7.0   $75,000 to $99,999 776 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,708 27.2   $100,000 to $149,999 354 2.9
        150,000 to $199,999 54 0.4
        $200,000 or more 86 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 34,623 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 130 0.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 13,955 (X)
Construction 1,161 4.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 5,840 23.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,833 (X)
Wholesale trade 888 3.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,862 (X)
Retail trade 3,249 13.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 832 3.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 532 2.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 918 3.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,977 8.0     Families 2,175 17.9
Educational, health and social services 4,910 19.9   With related children under 18 years 1,869 24.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,443 9.9        With related children under 5 years 999 29.6
Other services (except public administration) 1,264 5.1        
Public administration 510 2.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,510 37.7
        With related children under 18 years 1,359 44.1
             With related children under 5 years 711 54.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 11,162 21.2
Private wage and salary workers 21,818 88.5   18 years and over 6,720 17.8
Government workers 1,829 7.4        65 years and over 676 12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 973 3.9   Related children under 18 years 4,338 29.2
Unpaid family workers 34 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,910 27.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 3,527 26.6
             
 
Date: January 2, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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