ACS: 2001 SS01 Tabular Profile for Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA MSA -- Table 3

2001 Supplementary Survey Profile Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA MSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	498,390	490,533	506,247
In labor force	319,317	310,166	328,468
Civilian labor force	319,087	309,900	328,274
Employed	304,315	295,181	313,449
Unemployed	14,772	11,220	18,324
Percent unemployed	4.6	3.4	5.8
Armed Forces	230	0	497
Not in labor force	179,073	168,861	189,285

Females 16 years and over	259,894	255,272	264,516
In labor force	148,131	140,955	155,307
Civilian labor force	148,047	140,879	155,215
Employed	142,644	135,696	149,592

Own children under 6 years	38,520	33,958	43,082
All parents in family in labor force	22,510	18,524	26,496

Own children 6 to 17 years	93,503	89,497	97,509
All parents in family in labor force	63,974	58,258	69,690

Population 16 to 19 years	32,501	28,686	36,316
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	2,851	967	4,735
Unemployed or not in the labor force	2,010	381	3,639

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	291,727	283,152	300,302
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	242,912	232,382	253,442
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	25,210	21,049	29,371
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5,204	2,940	7,468
Walked	12,106	8,506	15,706
Other means	2,245	1,135	3,355
Worked at home	4,050	2,468	5,632
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.8	20.6	23.0

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	304,315	295,181	313,449
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	88,692	80,569	96,815
Service occupations	49,257	42,527	55,987
Sales and office occupations	80,673	73,682	87,664
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	475	0	1,064
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	27,030	22,540	31,520
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	58,188	51,842	64,534

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,304	398	2,210
Construction	18,545	14,600	22,490
Manufacturing	64,767	58,179	71,355
Wholesale trade	8,743	6,555	10,931
Retail trade	35,110	29,266	40,954
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	19,755	15,637	23,873
Information	9,070	6,183	11,958
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	13,779	10,784	16,774
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	25,226	20,974	29,478
Educational, health, and social services	62,391	55,695	69,087
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	21,449	17,128	25,770
Other services (except public administration)	16,329	12,656	20,002
Public administration	7,847	5,187	10,507

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	260,341	250,697	269,985
Government workers	27,846	22,995	32,697
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	15,481	11,736	19,227
Unpaid family workers	647	0	1,315

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	248,590	242,817	254,363
Less than $10,000	19,088	15,055	23,121
$10,000 to $14,999	16,507	12,606	20,408
$15,000 to $24,999	35,746	30,489	41,003
$25,000 to $34,999	28,333	24,327	32,339
$35,000 to $49,999	46,514	41,313	51,715
$50,000 to $74,999	50,561	45,246	55,876
$75,000 to $99,999	26,552	22,625	30,479
$100,000 to $149,999	17,118	14,074	20,162
$150,000 to $199,999	4,786	2,859	6,713
$200,000 or more	3,385	1,918	4,852
Median household income (dollars)	43,231	40,664	45,798
Mean household income (dollars)	52,514	50,092	54,936

With earnings	189,848	183,342	196,354
Mean earnings (dollars)	56,351	53,358	59,344
With Social Security	77,727	73,317	82,137
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,159	11,603	12,715
With retirement income	51,145	46,241	56,049
Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,223	9,324	11,122

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	33,790	28,164	39,417
With Supplemental Security Income	10,028	7,035	13,021
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,985	6,155	7,815
With cash public assistance income	4,755	2,311	7,199
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,050	446	3,654
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	9,093	5,846	12,340
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	14,369	10,597	18,141

Families	172,492	166,085	178,899
Less than $10,000	9,064	5,622	12,506
$10,000 to $14,999	7,232	4,175	10,289
$15,000 to $24,999	18,928	15,148	22,708
$25,000 to $34,999	16,277	13,394	19,160
$35,000 to $49,999	34,112	29,065	39,159
$50,000 to $74,999	40,979	36,036	45,922
$75,000 to $99,999	22,475	18,725	26,225
$100,000 to $149,999	15,403	12,674	18,132
$150,000 to $199,999	4,786	2,859	6,713
$200,000 or more	3,236	1,766	4,706
Median family income (dollars)	50,260	47,879	52,641
Mean family income (dollars)	60,511	56,992	64,030

Per capita income (dollars)	21,197	20,323	22,072

Nonfamily households	76,098	69,833	82,363
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	24,388	21,141	27,635
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	31,505	28,614	34,396

Median earnings (dollars):	25,030	23,723	26,337
Male full-time, year-round workers	38,933	37,316	40,550
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,665	25,947	29,383

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	15,812	10,768	20,856
With related children under 18 years	12,432	7,721	17,143
With related children under 5 years only	2,176	481	3,871

Families with female householder, no husband present	8,873	5,492	12,254
With related children under 18 years	8,770	5,373	12,167
With related children under 5 years only	2,176	481	3,871

Individuals	65,577	49,709	81,445
18 years and over	42,582	32,910	52,254
65 years and over	6,723	4,425	9,021
Related children under 18 years	22,504	14,500	30,508
Related children 5 to 17 years	17,323	10,768	23,878
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	17,849	13,749	21,949

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	10.6	8.1	13.1
18 years and over	8.8	6.8	10.8
65 years and over	7.2	4.7	9.7
Related children under 18 years	16.1	10.7	21.5
Related children under 5 years	14.9	7.1	22.7
Related children 5 to 17 years	16.5	10.6	22.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	17.4	13.9	20.9

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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