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17055 Economics
Zip Code: 17055
State: Pennsylvania
City Name: Mechanicsburg
County: Cumberland
State Zip Codes: Pennsylvania Zip Codes
State Geography: Pennsylvania Geography


17055 Overview 17055 Demographic 17055 Economic 17055 Housing 17055 Social
Subject
Number
Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
Population 16 years and over 47,040 100.0
In labor force 31,990 68.0
  Civilian labor force 31,767 67.5
    Employed 31,105 66.1
    Unemployed 662 1.4
      Percent of civilian labor force 2.1 (X)
  Armed Forces 223 0.5
Not in labor force 15,050 32.0
     
Females 16 years and over 25,025 100.0
In labor force 15,182 60.7
  Civilian labor force 15,151 60.5
    Employed 14,849 59.3
     
Own children under 6 years 3,885 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 2,179 56.1
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Workers 16 years and over 30,936 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 26,155 84.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 2,192 7.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 130 0.4
Walked 1,324 4.3
Other means 164 0.5
Worked at home 971 3.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.4 (X)
     
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,105 100.0
OCCUPATION    
Management, professional, and related occupations 12,170 39.1
Service occupations 3,796 12.2
Sales and office occupations 9,836 31.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 108 0.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 2,004 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,191 10.3
     
INDUSTRY    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 243 0.8
Construction 1,496 4.8
Manufacturing 2,027 6.5
Wholesale trade 1,353 4.3
Retail trade 4,143 13.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,161 6.9
Information 767 2.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,988 9.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,883 9.3
Educational, health and social services 6,107 19.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,011 6.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,725 5.5
Public administration 3,201 10.3
     
CLASS OF WORKER    
Private wage and salary workers 23,813 76.6
Government workers 5,427 17.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,815 5.8
Unpaid family workers 50 0.2
     
INCOME IN 1999    
Households 22,533 100.0
Less than $10,000 866 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 898 4.0
$15,000 to $24,999 2,098 9.3
$25,000 to $34,999 2,585 11.5
$35,000 to $49,999 3,831 17.0
$50,000 to $74,999 5,164 22.9
$75,000 to $99,999 3,286 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 2,636 11.7
$150,000 to $199,999 590 2.6
$200,000 or more 579 2.6
Median household income (dollars) 53,648 (X)
     
With earnings 19,185 85.1
  Mean earnings (dollars) 65,843 (X)
With Social Security income 5,288 23.5
  Mean Social Security income (dollars) 11,816 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 284 1.3
  Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 5,868 (X)
With public assistance income 163 0.7
  Mean public assistance income (dollars) 2,016 (X)
With retirement income 4,851 21.5
  Mean retirement income (dollars) 17,273 (X)
     
Families 15,795 100.0
Less than $10,000 234 1.5
$10,000 to $14,999 147 0.9
$15,000 to $24,999 867 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 1,346 8.5
$35,000 to $49,999 2,674 16.9
$50,000 to $74,999 4,137 26.2
$75,000 to $99,999 2,850 18.0
$100,000 to $149,999 2,436 15.4
$150,000 to $199,999 581 3.7
$200,000 or more 523 3.3
Median family income (dollars) 64,873 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 26,492 (X)
Median earnings (dollars):    
  Male full-time, year-round workers 45,078 (X)
  Female full-time, year-round workers 30,147 (X)
     
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)    
Families 355 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 2.2
With related children under 18 years 253 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 3.4
  With related children under 5 years 118 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 4.5
     
Families with female householder, no husband present 135 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 8.8
With related children under 18 years 119 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 11.5
  With related children under 5 years 32 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 11.4
     
Individuals 2,120 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 3.8
18 years and over 1,532 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 3.7
  65 years and over 405 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 5.8
Related children under 18 years 545 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 4.1
  Related children 5 to 17 years 398 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 3.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 958 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 11.5


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