Penn Forest

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  6. Penn Forest Education Information
  7. Penn Forest Public Benefits Information
  8. Penn Forest Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Penn Forest Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,439
  • Land Area (2000): 192.183 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.046 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,806
Penn Forest Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 804 14.78%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,635 85.22%

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Penn Forest Employment Information Back to top
Penn Forest Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 258 21.22%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 127 10.44%
3. Truck Transportation 93 7.65%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 63 5.18%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 53 4.36%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 46 3.78%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 38 3.12%
8. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 37 3.04%
9. Educational Services 31 2.55%
10. Mining 29 2.38%
11. Department and Other General Stores 26 2.14%
12. U.S. Postal Service 26 2.14%
13. Food Manufacturing 25 2.06%
14. Other Transportation 25 2.06%
15. Finance and Insurance 21 1.73%
16. Lumber and Construction Materials, Wholesale 21 1.73%
17. Public Administration 21 1.73%
18. Health Care 20 1.64%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 20 1.64%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 20 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 194 17.90%
2. Health Care 167 15.41%
3. Finance and Insurance 96 8.86%
4. Social Assistance 52 4.80%
5. Department and Other General Stores 45 4.15%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 40 3.69%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 39 3.60%
8. Public Administration 39 3.60%
9. Educational Services 37 3.41%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 37 3.41%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 33 3.04%
12. Apparel Manufacturing 32 2.95%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 32 2.95%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 32 2.95%
15. Other Transportation 30 2.77%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 29 2.68%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 23 2.12%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 20 1.85%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 15 1.38%
20. Construction 14 1.29%

Penn Forest Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 156 12.83%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 65 5.35%
3. Construction Laborers 51 4.19%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 50 4.11%
5. Other Management Occupations 46 3.78%
6. Carpenters 45 3.70%
7. Engineers 44 3.62%
8. Top Executives 43 3.54%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 40 3.29%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 40 3.29%
11. Cashiers 38 3.12%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 38 3.12%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 37 3.04%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 37 3.04%
15. Other Construction Trades 35 2.88%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 33 2.71%
17. Other Production Occupations 32 2.63%
18. Rail and Water Transportation 28 2.30%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 27 2.22%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 26 2.14%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 86 7.93%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 68 6.27%
3. Secretaries and Admins 63 5.81%
4. Cashiers 62 5.72%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 59 5.44%
6. Registered Nurses 55 5.07%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 47 4.34%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 47 4.34%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 43 3.97%
10. Personal Appearance Workers 39 3.60%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 37 3.41%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 35 3.23%
13. Bus Drivers 33 3.04%
14. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 30 2.77%
15. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 24 2.21%
16. Child Care Workers 23 2.12%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 23 2.12%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 23 2.12%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 21 1.94%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 18 1.66%

Penn Forest Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,055 49.26%
15-35 hours 447 10.71%
1-14 hours 82 1.97%
No regular hours 1,588 38.06%

Penn Forest Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 217 10.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM 61 2.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 141 6.58%
6 AM-6:29 AM 208 9.71%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 187 8.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM 257 11.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 168 7.84%
8 AM-8:29 AM 287 13.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 88 4.11%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 181 8.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 94 4.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 10 0.47%
Noon-3:59 PM 74 3.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM 170 7.93%

Penn Forest Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 50 2.33%
5-9 208 9.71%
10-14 221 10.31%
15-19 177 8.26%
20-24 167 7.79%
25-29 125 5.83%
30-34 238 11.11%
35-39 54 2.52%
40-44 66 3.08%
45-59 324 15.12%
60-89 198 9.24%
At least 90 315 14.70%

Penn Forest Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 948 44.24%
30-44 0 0.00% 358 16.71%
45-59 0 0.00% 324 15.12%
At least 60 66 3.08% 447 20.86%

Penn Forest Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 236 10.83%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,841 84.49%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 66 3.03%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 36 1.65%

Penn Forest Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Penn Forest Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,047 (5,414 people)
Families (2000): 1,567 (4,720 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 549
People at same address in 1995: 3,037
Penn Forest Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 172 8.40%
$10,000-$14,999 126 6.16%
$15,000-$19,999 136 6.64%
$20,000-$24,999 96 4.69%
$25,000-$29,999 188 9.18%
$30,000-$34,999 269 13.14%
$35,000-$39,999 109 5.32%
$40,000-$44,999 98 4.79%
$45,000-$49,999 96 4.69%
$50,000-$59,999 144 7.03%
$60,000-$74,999 236 11.53%
$75,000-$99,999 274 13.39%
$100,000-$124,999 78 3.81%
$125,000-$149,999 16 0.78%
$150,000-$199,999 4 0.20%
$200,000 or more 5 0.24%

Penn Forest Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 368 17.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 712 34.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 105 5.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 341 16.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 5 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 316 15.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 120 5.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 2.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 1.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Penn Forest Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,535 28.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 522 9.66%
Public Assistance 37 0.68%
Retirement 554 10.25%
Self Employment 296 5.48%
Social Security 662 12.25%
Supplemental Security 56 1.04%
Wage / Salary 1,424 26.36%
Other 317 5.87%

Penn Forest Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 776 57.44%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 575 42.56%

Penn Forest Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 156 7.36%
Color 1 Box Married 1,469 69.26%
Color 2 Box Never Married 454 21.40%
Color 3 Box Widowed 42 1.98%

Penn Forest Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 175 8.08%
Color 1 Box Married 1,449 66.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 346 15.98%
Color 3 Box Widowed 195 9.01%

Penn Forest Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Penn Forest Education Information Back to top
Penn Forest Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 181 4.50%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 495 12.30%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,798 44.68%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 740 18.39%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 342 8.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 289 7.18%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 179 4.45%

Penn Forest Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 34 0.63% 39 0.72% 73 1.34%
Kindergarten 28 0.51% 27 0.50% 55 1.01%
Grades 1-4 310 5.70% 20 0.37% 330 6.07%
Grades 5-8 280 5.15% 57 1.05% 337 6.20%
Grades 9-12 388 7.13% 22 0.40% 410 7.54%
Undergrad college 106 1.95% 34 0.63% 140 2.57%
Graduate or professional school 12 0.22% 19 0.35% 31 0.57%
Total 1,158 21.29% 218 4.01% 1,376 25.30%

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Penn Forest Public Benefits Information Back to top
Penn Forest Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,847 89.44%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 572 10.56%

Penn Forest Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Penn Forest Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Penn Forest Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 743 13.66%
10-19 Years 778 14.30%
20-29 Years 415 7.63%
30-39 Years 834 15.33%
40-49 Years 879 16.16%
50-59 Years 722 13.27%
60-69 Years 527 9.69%
70-79 Years 432 7.94%
80-89 Years 101 1.86%
90+ Years 8 0.15%

Penn Forest Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,733 50.25%
Color 1 Box Female 2,706 49.75%

Penn Forest Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,827 88.75%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 293 5.39%
Color 1 Box African-American 178 3.27%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 91 1.67%
Color 2 Box Asian 29 0.53%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 12 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.07%

Penn Forest Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,686 25.89%
2. Irish 1,423 21.85%
3. Italian 978 15.02%
4. English 460 7.06%
5. Dutch 277 4.25%
6. French Non-Basque 246 3.78%
7. Polish 238 3.65%
8. Russian 230 3.53%
9. United States Or American 111 1.70%
10. Slovak 109 1.67%

Penn Forest Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,600 90.43%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 231 4.54%
3. Italian 85 1.67%
4. Hebrew 65 1.28%
5. Korean 39 0.77%
6. Greek 19 0.37%
7. Other Slavic 11 0.22%
8. French 10 0.20%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 10 0.20%
10. Polish 9 0.18%

Penn Forest Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,179 95.22%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 186 3.42%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 74 1.36%

Penn Forest Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Penn Forest Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.