Harrisburg Pennsylvania Economic and demographic information

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

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

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 36,625 100.0     Households 20,613 100.0
In labor force 23,292 63.6   Less than $10,000 3,786 18.4
     Civilian labor force 23,283 63.6   $10,000 to $14,999 2,054 10.0
          Employed 20,991 57.3   $15,000 to $24,999 3,790 18.4
          Unemployed 2,292 6.3   $25,000 to $34,999 3,215 15.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 3,151 15.3
     Armed Forces 9 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 2,691 13.1
Not in labor force 13,333 36.4   $75,000 to $99,999 1,045 5.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 581 2.8
   Females 16 years and over 19,813 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 145 0.7
In labor force 11,728 59.2   $200,000 or more 155 0.8
     Civilian labor force 11,728 59.2   Median household income (dollars) 26,920 (X)
          Employed 10,740 54.2        
             
  Own children under 6 years 4,237 100.0   With earnings 16,235 78.8
All parents in family in labor force 2,811 66.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,497 (X)
        With Social Security income 4,598 22.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,886 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 20,520 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,448 7.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 12,008 58.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,559 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 3,914 19.1   With public assistance income 1,572 7.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,902 9.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,882 (X)
Walked 1,999 9.7   With retirement income 3,446 16.7
Other means 308 1.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,389 (X)
Worked at home 389 1.9        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 19.2 (X)        
          Families 11,070 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 20,991 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,830 16.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,001 9.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 5,255 25.0   $15,000 to $24,999 1,955 17.7
Service occupations 4,222 20.1   $25,000 to $34,999 1,599 14.4
Sales and office occupations 6,465 30.8    $35,000 to $49,999 1,758 15.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 89 0.4   $50,000 to $74,999 1,656 15.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,156 5.5   $75,000 to $99,999 686 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,804 18.1   $100,000 to $149,999 366 3.3
        150,000 to $199,999 111 1.0
        $200,000 or more 108 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 29,556 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 93 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,787 (X)
Construction 769 3.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,595 7.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,670 (X)
Wholesale trade 646 3.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 24,405 (X)
Retail trade 2,189 10.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,453 6.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 780 3.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,565 7.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,986 9.5     Families 2,590 23.4
Educational, health and social services 3,775 18.0   With related children under 18 years 2,241 32.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,860 8.9        With related children under 5 years 1,233 40.1
Other services (except public administration) 1,064 5.1        
Public administration 3,216 15.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,889 37.4
        With related children under 18 years 1,730 44.5
             With related children under 5 years 978 53.4
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 11,849 24.6
Private wage and salary workers 15,268 72.7   18 years and over 7,108 20.4
Government workers 4,852 23.1        65 years and over 835 16.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 821 3.9   Related children under 18 years 4,683 34.9
Unpaid family workers 50 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 3,071 32.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 3,280 24.7
             
 
Date: December 30, 2004
 
-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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