Pike County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            27,966       18,271     53.1      
  Persons living in households              27,636       18,191     52.0      
  Persons living in group quarters             330           80    312.5      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            27,966       18,271     53.1      
Urban population                                 0            0      0.0      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        13,861        8,868     56.4      
Female                                      14,105        9,403     50.1      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                2,254        1,015    122.1      
5 to 17 years                                4,809        3,387     42.0      
18 to 24 years                               1,812        1,482     22.3      
25 to 44 years                               8,894        4,363    103.9      
45 to 54 years                               2,743        2,107     30.2      
55 to 64 years                               3,097        2,625     18.0      
65 to 74 years                               2,838        2,161     31.4      
75 to 84 years                               1,209          915     32.2      
85 years and over                              310          216     43.6      
Total under 18                               7,063        4,402     60.5      
Total 65 and over                            4,357        3,292     32.4      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          26,890       17,883     50.4      
Black non-Hispanic                             246           55    347.3      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           45           18    150.0      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         129           40    222.5      
Other race, non-Hispanic                         5           30    -83.3      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  651          245    165.8      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            10,536        7,123     48.0      
 Family households (families)                8,004        5,390     48.5      
  Families with children                     3,713        2,323     59.9      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        376          248     51.7      
 Persons living alone                        2,108        1,577     33.7      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           1,025          824     24.4      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  13,785        6,869    100.7      
Household (median)                          30,314       14,726    105.9      
Family (median)                             34,379       17,055    101.6      
  Married couple families (mean)            41,009          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      20,820          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            5.1          7.0    -27.1      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)            7.1         10.6    -33.0      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       37.1         30.9     20.1      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                        7.0          8.9    -21.3      
  Black                                        9.6         19.2    -50.0      
  Other race                                  16.9         21.0    -19.5      
  Hispanic                                    14.3         20.3    -29.5      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            9.4          9.6     -2.0      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       17.9          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)             8.4         11.0    -23.6      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                               594          101    488.2      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch      4,203        3,439     22.3      
  College                                      839          418    100.8      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        79.2         65.0     21.9      
  College grad (%)                            14.7         11.7     25.7      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         30,852       17,727     74.1      
  Occupied (%)                                34.2         40.1    -14.7      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        83.3         80.8      3.1      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units    117,700       45,300    59.9      

Median rent, specified renter-occ units        445          184    141
.9      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     4.9          3.0     63.4      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                       10.1         10.3     -1.9      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            12,528        6,932     80.8      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      12.9         15.7    -17.8      
  Employed in service industry (%)            32.0         15.9    101.3      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     3.2          9.8    -67.3      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           17.0         21.2    -19.7      
  Mean Income                               19,030       13,025     46.2      
Families with one worker                      28.2         31.7    -11.0      
  Mean Income                               34,404       17,804     93.3      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       54.8         47.1     16.2      
  Mean Income                               48,386       24,402     98.3      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              52.7         40.8     29.2      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.6          9.5    -41.0      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         61.3         52.5     16.8      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               6.3          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              21.5         21.8     -1.3      
  Sales and support (%)                       30.2         27.2     11.1      
  Service (%)                                 14.8         15.9     -6.9      
  Farming (%)                                  2.2          2.1      4.8      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        16.8         15.3      9.9      
  Labor (%)                                   14.5         17.4    -16.6      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape file 1 and 3