Snyder County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            36,680       33,584      9.3      
  Persons living in households              34,525       30,958     11.6      
  Persons living in group quarters           2,155        2,626    -17.9      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            31,296       28,357     10.4      
Urban population                             5,384        5,227      3.1      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        17,909       16,632      7.7      
Female                                      18,771       16,952     10.8      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                2,676        2,264     18.2      
5 to 17 years                                6,641        7,072     -6.0      
18 to 24 years                               4,734        4,981     -4.9      
25 to 44 years                              10,972        9,155     19.9      
45 to 54 years                               3,787        3,416     10.9      
55 to 64 years                               3,254        3,152      3.3      
65 to 74 years                               2,734        2,260     21.0      
75 to 84 years                               1,483        1,014     46.3      
85 years and over                              399          270     47.8      
Total under 18                               9,317        9,336     -0.2      
Total 65 and over                            4,616        3,544     30.3      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          36,260       33,215      9.2      
Black non-Hispanic                             143          145     -1.3      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           30           22     36.4      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic          93           50     86.0      
Other race, non-Hispanic                         6           37    -83.7      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  148          115     28.7      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            12,764       10,681     19.6      
 Family households (families)                9,697        8,579     13.1      
  Families with children                     4,792        4,687      2.3      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        496          413     20.1      
 Persons living alone                        2,576        1,833     40.6      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           1,311          891     47.2      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  10,859        5,754     88.8      
Household (median)                          25,864       15,542     66.5      
Family (median)                             30,302       17,218     76.0      
  Married couple families (mean)            36,150          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      15,653          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            7.7          7.4      4.1      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           10.8          9.6     12.5      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       37.3         31.1     20.0      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       10.9         10.6      2.9      
  Black                                        0.0         22.2    -99.9      
  Other race                                  25.8         28.5     -9.4      
  Hispanic                                    27.1         14.9     81.9      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            9.6         13.5    -28.8      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       20.8          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            15.6         14.1     10.7      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                               455          175    160.0      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch      5,736        6,758    -15.1      
  College                                    2,193        1,846     18.8      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        64.4         59.1      9.0      
  College grad (%)                            10.6          9.6     10.5      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         13,629       11,683     16.7      
  Occupied (%)                                93.7         91.4      2.6      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        77.2         78.9     -2.1      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     56,700       33,400     69.8      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        234          142     64.8      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     0.8          1.0    -20.0      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        3.9          8.2    -52.4      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            17,103       14,283     19.8      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      30.8         30.4      1.4      
  Employed in service industry (%)            25.4         14.0     81.5      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     2.6          6.6    -60.6      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           12.1         10.1     19.5      
  Mean Income                               18,518        9,555     93.9      
Families with one worker                      26.7         31.7    -15.7      
  Mean Income                               27,656       14,987     84.6      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       61.2         58.2      5.1      
  Mean Income                               40,740       23,713     71.9      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              53.8         47.7     12.8      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               4.9          5.5    -10.9      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         65.7         58.0     13.3      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.5          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              15.3         15.2      0.7      
  Sales and support (%)                       23.1         20.5     12.7      
  Service (%)                                 13.9         14.0     -0.7      
  Farming (%)                                  5.3          5.9    -10.1      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        12.8         13.1     -2.2      
  Labor (%)                                   29.6         30.9     -4.2      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3