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18071 Economics
Zip Code: 18071
State: Pennsylvania
City Name: Palmerton
County: Carbon
State Zip Codes: Pennsylvania Zip Codes
State Geography: Pennsylvania Geography


18071 Overview 18071 Demographic 18071 Economic 18071 Housing 18071 Social
Subject
Number
Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
Population 16 years and over 7,897 100.0
In labor force 5,094 64.5
  Civilian labor force 5,094 64.5
    Employed 4,855 61.5
    Unemployed 239 3.0
      Percent of civilian labor force 4.7 (X)
  Armed Forces 0 0.0
Not in labor force 2,803 35.5
     
Females 16 years and over 4,088 100.0
In labor force 2,354 57.6
  Civilian labor force 2,354 57.6
    Employed 2,238 54.7
     
Own children under 6 years 663 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 376 56.7
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Workers 16 years and over 4,747 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,783 79.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 647 13.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9 0.2
Walked 177 3.7
Other means 34 0.7
Worked at home 97 2.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.7 (X)
     
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,855 100.0
OCCUPATION    
Management, professional, and related occupations 993 20.5
Service occupations 582 12.0
Sales and office occupations 1,260 26.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 8 0.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 685 14.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,327 27.3
     
INDUSTRY    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 60 1.2
Construction 471 9.7
Manufacturing 1,095 22.6
Wholesale trade 151 3.1
Retail trade 672 13.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 333 6.9
Information 207 4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 273 5.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 249 5.1
Educational, health and social services 782 16.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 226 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 243 5.0
Public administration 93 1.9
     
CLASS OF WORKER    
Private wage and salary workers 4,200 86.5
Government workers 379 7.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 251 5.2
Unpaid family workers 25 0.5
     
INCOME IN 1999    
Households 3,985 100.0
Less than $10,000 295 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 259 6.5
$15,000 to $24,999 631 15.8
$25,000 to $34,999 740 18.6
$35,000 to $49,999 724 18.2
$50,000 to $74,999 862 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 280 7.0
$100,000 to $149,999 125 3.1
$150,000 to $199,999 41 1.0
$200,000 or more 28 0.7
Median household income (dollars) 36,029 (X)
     
With earnings 2,995 75.2
  Mean earnings (dollars) 46,676 (X)
With Social Security income 1,274 32.0
  Mean Social Security income (dollars) 12,456 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 88 2.2
  Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 7,948 (X)
With public assistance income 98 2.5
  Mean public assistance income (dollars) 1,388 (X)
With retirement income 863 21.7
  Mean retirement income (dollars) 8,807 (X)
     
Families 2,748 100.0
Less than $10,000 93 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 91 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 378 13.8
$25,000 to $34,999 494 18.0
$35,000 to $49,999 605 22.0
$50,000 to $74,999 674 24.5
$75,000 to $99,999 225 8.2
$100,000 to $149,999 119 4.3
$150,000 to $199,999 41 1.5
$200,000 or more 28 1.0
Median family income (dollars) 41,653 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 17,231 (X)
Median earnings (dollars):    
  Male full-time, year-round workers 32,697 (X)
  Female full-time, year-round workers 21,852 (X)
     
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)    
Families 187 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 6.8
With related children under 18 years 144 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 11.5
  With related children under 5 years 66 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 15.2
     
Families with female householder, no husband present 71 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 21.8
With related children under 18 years 71 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 47.0
  With related children under 5 years 48 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 81.4
     
Individuals 818 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 8.2
18 years and over 511 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 6.6
  65 years and over 138 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 8.6
Related children under 18 years 288 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 12.7
  Related children 5 to 17 years 210 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 12.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 250 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 14.7


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