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===Economic and employment statistics=== In 2000, the most common occupation in Juniata County was manufacturing. 23.6% of employed people over 16 years old in the county performed manufacturing jobs. 10.5% of employed people older than 16 worked in [[health services]], 9.5% worked in other services, 9.3% each work in construction and retail, 6.2% worked in [[public administration]], and 6.1% worked in transportation. 5.6% had an occupation in the field of education, and a similar number worked in finance, insurance, and real estate. 5.5% worked in agriculture, fishing, forestry, or mining, 3.5% worked in wholesale trade, 1.7% worked in communications, utilities, and related fields.<ref name = "chapter06">{{Citation|url = http://co.juniata.pa.us/docs/comp_plan/Chapter_07.pdf|title = Juniata County Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 6 β Economic Analysis|access-date = May 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2000, a total of 1,955 households in Juniata County made less than $20,000 per year and 3036 households made $20,000 to $39,999 per year. 1,940 households made $40,000 to $59,999 per year, 1,308 households made $60,000 to $99,999 per year, and 216 households made $100,000 to $149,999 per year. 125 households made more than $150,000 per year. In 1999, the median household income for the county was $34,698 per year and the median family income was $39,757 per year. Both of these figures are lower than the average for Pennsylvania.<ref name = "chapter03"/> The [[per capita]] income in the county was $16,142 per year in 1999 and $14,539 in 1989. The county's poverty rate, 9.5%, is below the average poverty rate for Pennsylvania, which is 11%. In 1999, Mifflin had the highest poverty rate of any township or borough in the county, 17.54%. Greenwood Township had the lowest poverty rate, 6.99%. The county's unemployment rate was 5.3% in 1999 and 5.4% in 2008. According to the Juniata County Comprehensive Plan, the economic situation in the county "suggests a fairly healthy county economy".<ref name = "chapter06"/> Of the boroughs and townships in Juniata County, Beale Township had the highest household and family income in 1999: $41,458 and $43,625, respectively. The borough of Mifflin had the lowest household and family income in 1999: $26,438 and $28,750, respectively.<ref name = "chapter03"/> 94.32% of the houses in Juniata County have full plumbing facilities. This is below Pennsylvania's average (98.51%), which may be due to the presence of cabins and other houses that are not permanently inhabited. Mifflin has the highest percentage of houses with full plumbing facilities of any township or borough in the county (100%). Lack Township has the lowest percentage of houses with full plumbing facilities (72.31%).<ref name = "chapter04"/> There are six public [[sewerage|sewer]] companies in the county, the largest of which, the Twin Boroughs Sanitary Authority, is used at a rate of 450,000 gallons per day. The county also has five public water companies, including the Port Royal Municipal Authority and the Mifflintown Municipal Authority. The Mifflintown Municipal Authority is the most-used water company in the county, serving 465,000 gallons of water per day.<ref name = "chapter07"/> On average, Juniata County generates 32 tons of [[solid waste]] per day.<ref name = "chapter07"/> Nine townships and all four boroughs in Juniata County receive electricity from [[PPL Corporation]]. The remaining townships are given electricity by [[FirstEnergy|First Energy]] and [[Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.]] Nittany Media Inc. and Dish and Direct TV provide cable services to the county.<ref name = "chapter07"/>
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