Bucks, Pennsylvania county Economy Profile

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 Bucks, Pennsylvania United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Total population597,635 281,421,906
Male293,182138,053,563
Female304,453143,368,343
Median age (years)37.735.3
Total households218,725105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)59,72741,994

Bucks, Pennsylvania county Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Bucks, Pennsylvania, 19.56% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 5.36% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Bucks, Pennsylvania. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Bucks, Pennsylvania is as follows: 10.71%.

In Bucks, Pennsylvania government workers account for nine point two one percent of workers. Eighty-four point six seven percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Bucks, Pennsylvania is equal to fifty-nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty-seven dollars while median family income is $68,727. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Bucks, Pennsylvania are $46,587. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty-one thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four dollars.

0.0 of families in Bucks, Pennsylvania are below poverty line (total population in Bucks, Pennsylvania is 597,635). There are 2,113 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Bucks, Pennsylvania resident is 37.7 years old.

 Bucks, Pennsylvania %, Bucks, Pennsylvania United States
Population 16 years and over461,356  217,168,077
In labor force320,110 69.38%63.92%
- Civilian labor force319,409 69.23%63.39%
- - Employed308,281 66.82%59.73%
- - Unemployed11,128 2.41%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.5  5.8
- Armed Forces701 0.15%0.53%
Not in labor force141,246 30.62%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over238,411 51.68%51.66%
In labor force146,634 31.78%29.72%
- Civilian labor force146,526 31.76%29.65%
- - Employed141,776 30.73%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years46,140 10.0%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force27,502  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over303,586  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone251,994 83.01%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled25,277 8.33%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)8,485 2.79%4.73%
Walked5,079 1.67%2.93%
Other means1,959 0.65%1.19%
Worked at home10,792 3.55%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)28.6 0.01%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over308,281  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations118,482 38.43%33.65%
Service occupations32,973 10.7%14.86%
Sales and office occupations91,460 29.67%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations559 0.18%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations27,802 9.02%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations37,005 12.0%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1,465 0.48%1.87%
Construction22,150 7.19%6.78%
Manufacturing47,835 15.52%14.1%
Wholesale trade14,145 4.59%3.6%
Retail trade41,045 13.31%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities12,064 3.91%5.2%
Information9,590 3.11%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing25,983 8.43%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services33,031 10.71%9.3%
Educational, health and social services60,286 19.56%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services16,522 5.36%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)13,850 4.49%4.87%
Public administration10,315 3.35%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers261,025 84.67%78.47%
Government workers28,378 9.21%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business18,183 5.9%6.63%
Unpaid family workers695 0.23%0.31%
 Bucks, Pennsylvania %, Bucks, Pennsylvania United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households218,773  105,539,122
Less than $10,0009,443 4.32%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9997,909 3.62%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99917,651 8.07%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99921,109 9.65%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99932,515 14.86%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99949,834 22.78%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99932,980 15.07%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99929,982 13.7%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9999,175 4.19%2.2%
$200,000 or more8,175 3.74%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)59,727  41,994
With earnings185,082 40.12%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)73,968  56,604
With Social Security income54,017 11.71%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,766  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income5,879 1.27%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,214  6,320
With public assistance income3,070 0.67%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,210  3,032
With retirement income37,494 8.13%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,244  17,376
 
Families161,840  72,261,780
Less than $10,0003,457 2.14%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9992,618 1.62%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9999,048 5.59%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99912,380 7.65%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99922,484 13.89%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99940,429 24.98%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99928,883 17.85%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99926,852 16.59%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9998,292 5.12%2.75%
$200,000 or more7,397 4.57%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)68,727  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)27,430  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers46,587  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers31,984  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families5,076  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years3,430 67.57%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years1,597 31.46%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present2,113  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,895 89.68%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years825 39.04%42.27%
 
Individuals26,562  33,899,812
18 years and over18,900 71.15%65.35%
- 65 years and over3,861 14.54%9.7%
Related children under 18 years7,234 27.23%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years5,127 19.3%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over10,383 39.09%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.