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Alleghany County:Cranberry Township:2000

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 1,320 100.0             Households 692 100.0
In labor force 746 56.5   Less than $10,000 111 16.0
     Civilian labor force 746 56.5   $10,000 to $14,999 46 6.6
          Employed 707 53.6   $15,000 to $24,999 73 10.5
          Unemployed 39 3.0   $25,000 to $34,999 155 22.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 105 15.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 124 17.9
Not in labor force 574 43.5   $75,000 to $99,999 33 4.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 26 3.8
           Females 16 years and over 669 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 5 0.7
In labor force 355 53.1   $200,000 or more 14 2.0
     Civilian labor force 355 53.1   Median household income (dollars) 29,901 (X)
          Employed 321 48.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 67 100.0   With earnings 503 72.7
All parents in family in labor force 34 50.7        Mean earnings (dollars) 47,436 (X)
        With Social Security income 276 39.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars) 11,494 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 707 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 54 7.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 588 83.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 95 13.4          (dollars) 3,493 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 5 0.7
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars) 900 (X)
Other means 11 1.6   With retirement income 168 24.3
Worked at home 13 1.8        Mean retirement income (dollars) 35,747 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.1 (X)        
                  Families 507 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 44 8.7
           16 years and over 707 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 36 7.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 36 7.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 104 20.5
 occupations 135 19.1   $35,000 to $49,999 111 21.9
Service occupations 134 19.0   $50,000 to $74,999 117 23.1
Sales and office occupations 117 16.5   $75,000 to $99,999 27 5.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 1.7   $100,000 to $149,999 26 5.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 111 15.7   $200,000 or more 6 1.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 38,438 (X)
 moving occupations 198 28.0        
        Per capita income (dollars) 22,840 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,094 (X)
 and mining 19 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,214 (X)
Construction 86 12.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 207 29.3     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 26 3.7     below below
Retail trade 48 6.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 25 3.5   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 23 3.3             Families 60 11.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 33 22.1
 strative, and waste management services 40 5.7        With related children under 5 years 21 65.6
Educational, health and social services 95 13.4        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 87 12.3               no husband present 12 52.2
Other services (except public administration) 16 2.3   With related children under 18 years 12 100.0
Public administration 35 5.0        With related children under 5 years 6 100.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 285 18.3
Private wage and salary workers 519 73.4   18 years and over 203 15.9
Government workers 103 14.6        65 years and over 66 18.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 82 29.2
 business 81 11.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 40 18.2
Unpaid family workers 4 0.6   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 95 37.1
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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