Sullivan County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                             6,104        6,349     -3.8      
  Persons living in households               5,667        5,946     -4.6      
  Persons living in group quarters             437          403      8.5      
                                                                              
Rural Population                             6,104        6,349     -3.8      
Urban population                                 0            0      0.0      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                         3,056        3,176     -3.7      
Female                                       3,048        3,173     -3.9      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                  326          378    -13.7      
5 to 17 years                                1,084        1,402    -22.6      
18 to 24 years                                 592          770    -23.1      
25 to 44 years                               1,562        1,366     14.4      
45 to 54 years                                 577          654    -11.7      
55 to 64 years                                 688          743     -7.4      
65 to 74 years                                 666          632      5.4      
75 to 84 years                                 437          311     40.6      
85 years and over                              172           93     85.0      
Total under 18                               1,410        1,780    -20.7      
Total 65 and over                            1,275        1,036     23.1      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                           5,985        6,261     -4.4      
Black non-Hispanic                              56           40     40.0      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           29            6    383.4      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic           9            3    200.0      
Other race, non-Hispanic                         0            4    -99.9      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                   25           35    -28.5      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                             2,280        2,170      5.1      
 Family households (families)                1,601        1,609     -0.4      
  Families with children                       679          803    -15.4      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        106           78     35.9      
 Persons living alone                          608          527     15.4      
  Persons 65 and over living alone             354          288     23.0      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                   9,839        5,089     93.4      
Household (median)                          20,107       12,526     60.6      
Family (median)                             25,316       14,559     73.9      
  Married couple families (mean)            29,844          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      15,843          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                           10.9          9.7     12.4      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           15.9         11.8     34.8      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       33.0         32.9      0.4      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       17.7         15.5     14.2      
  Black                                      100.0         86.0     16.3      
  Other race                                  13.9         19.2    -27.6      
  Hispanic                                     0.0          7.8    -99.9      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)           19.7         12.8     54.0      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       39.9          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            24.6         14.7     67.4      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                                39           19    105.3      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch        991        1,249    -20.6      
  College                                      175          103     70.0      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        70.2         61.0     15.1      
  College grad (%)                             8.6          8.0      7.5      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                          5,458        4,857     12.4      
  Occupied (%)                                41.8         44.6     -6.2      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        78.6         82.0     -4.1      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     47,000       29,400     59.9      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        179          123     45.6      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.0          2.5    -59.9      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        7.0          4.8     45.9      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over             2,376        2,215      7.3      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      29.4         35.8    -17.8      
  Employed in service industry (%)            25.0         12.8     95.4      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     3.9         11.6    -66.3      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           19.7         16.2     21.4      
  Mean Income                               14,609       10,445     39.9      
Families with one worker                      27.4         34.3    -20.2      
  Mean Income                               22,402       13,555     65.3      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       52.9         49.5      7.0      
  Mean Income                               36,737       20,984     75.1      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              42.7         39.1      9.3      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.7         12.9    -55.8      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         64.1         54.2     18.3      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               2.5          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              15.9         15.2      4.7      
  Sales and support (%)                       22.1         16.5     34.0      
  Service (%)                                 14.7         12.8     14.9      
  Farming (%)                                  6.1          8.5    -28.2      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        15.5         16.6     -6.6      
  Labor (%)                                   25.8         30.1    -14.2      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3