Delaware, Pennsylvania county Economy Profile

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Delaware, Pennsylvania county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Delaware, Pennsylvania equals 218,289. Government workers comprise 9.83% of workers in Delaware, Pennsylvania. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.56% of Delaware, Pennsylvania labor force. There are 673 unpaid family workers in Delaware, Pennsylvania.

5.67% of population are involved in construction, 9.9% are in manufacturing, and 3.15% are in wholesale trade. Eleven point seven four percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Delaware, Pennsylvania. 6.19% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Delaware, Pennsylvania.

63.32% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Delaware, Pennsylvania. Seventy-five point four percent of Delaware, Pennsylvania workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point six six percent of Delaware, Pennsylvania residents work at home. 7.85% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Delaware, Pennsylvania	%, Delaware, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	429,983		217,168,077
In labor force	272,268	63.32%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	272,092	63.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	258,782	60.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	13,310	3.1%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	176	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	157,715	36.68%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	229,167	53.3%	51.66%
In labor force	131,649	30.62%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	131,618	30.61%	29.65%
- - Employed	125,322	29.15%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	40,427	9.4%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	24,781		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	253,922		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	191,454	75.4%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	24,580	9.68%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	19,927	7.85%	4.73%
Walked	9,396	3.7%	2.93%
Other means	1,820	0.72%	1.19%
Worked at home	6,745	2.66%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.1	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	258,782		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	101,646	39.28%	33.65%
Service occupations	34,370	13.28%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	75,885	29.32%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	241	0.09%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	21,648	8.37%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	24,992	9.66%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	541	0.21%	1.87%
Construction	14,678	5.67%	6.78%
Manufacturing	25,616	9.9%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	8,145	3.15%	3.6%
Retail trade	29,025	11.22%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	14,724	5.69%	5.2%
Information	9,016	3.48%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	23,024	8.9%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	30,389	11.74%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	65,868	25.45%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	16,006	6.19%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	12,733	4.92%	4.87%
Public administration	9,017	3.48%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	218,289	84.35%	78.47%
Government workers	25,426	9.83%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	14,394	5.56%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	673	0.26%	0.31%

	Delaware, Pennsylvania	%, Delaware, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	206,372		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	14,415	6.98%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,883	5.27%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	21,760	10.54%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	24,011	11.63%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	31,879	15.45%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	42,841	20.76%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,014	12.61%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	21,284	10.31%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,496	3.15%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	6,789	3.29%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,092		41,994
With earnings	163,501	38.02%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	66,266		56,604
With Social Security income	61,896	14.39%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,667		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	6,641	1.54%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,783		6,320
With public assistance income	5,439	1.26%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,245		3,032
With retirement income	41,730	9.71%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,681		17,376
Families	140,350		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	5,326	3.79%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,588	2.56%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	10,131	7.22%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	13,684	9.75%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,091	15.03%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	33,345	23.76%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,336	15.91%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	18,954	13.5%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,799	4.13%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	6,096	4.34%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	61,590		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	25,040		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	44,155		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	31,831		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	8,092		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	6,143	75.91%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,010	37.2%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	4,620		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,096	88.66%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,030	43.94%	42.27%
Individuals	42,411		33,899,812
18 years and over	28,088	66.23%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	5,747	13.55%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	13,394	31.58%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	9,486	22.37%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	15,058	35.5%	31.63%

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