Tioga County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            41,126       40,973      0.4      
  Persons living in households              39,156       39,250     -0.2      
  Persons living in group quarters           1,970        1,723     14.4      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            34,158       33,846      1.0      
Urban population                             6,968        7,127     -2.2      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro        Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        20,041       19,897      0.8      
Female                                      21,085       21,076      0.1      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                2,687        2,948     -8.8      
5 to 17 years                                7,707        9,250    -16.6      
18 to 24 years                               4,962        5,701    -12.9      
25 to 44 years                              11,172       10,236      9.2      
45 to 54 years                               4,523        3,961     14.2      
55 to 64 years                               3,924        3,968     -1.1      
65 to 74 years                               3,576        2,894     23.6      
75 to 84 years                               1,965        1,523     29.1      
85 years and over                              610          492     24.0      
Total under 18                              10,394       12,198    -14.7      
Total 65 and over                            6,151        4,909     25.4      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          40,553       40,521      0.1      
Black non-Hispanic                             212          174     21.9      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp          106           26    307.7      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         105           50    110.0      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        11           40    -72.4      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  139          162    -14.1      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            14,974       13,770      8.8      
 Family households (families)               11,103       10,680      4.0      
  Families with children                     5,454        5,952     -8.3      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        817          671     21.8      
 Persons living alone                        3,311        2,760     20.0      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           1,774        1,456     21.9      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  10,290        5,413     90.1      
Household (median)                          22,571       13,785     63.8      
Family (median)                             26,564       16,007     66.0      
  Married couple families (mean)            33,526          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      13,631          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                           10.8         12.0    -10.0      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           16.9         16.2      4.4      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       47.1         45.9      2.7      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       14.3         15.3     -6.5      
  Black                                       36.5         31.8     14.8      
  Other race                                  44.8         19.4    131.0      
  Hispanic                                    40.0         41.6     -3.8      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)           10.7         16.6    -35.5      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       23.4          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            20.3         18.8      8.0      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                               503          247    103.7      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch      7,229        9,101    -20.5      
  College                                    3,105        2,286     35.9      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        72.9         63.8     14.3      
  College grad (%)                            12.6         10.3     22.4      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         18,202       16,997      7.1      
  Occupied (%)                                82.3         81.0      1.7      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        75.5         76.5     -1.3      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     43,900       32,300     36.0      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        202          128     57.9      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.4          1.6    -12.4      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        5.3         10.4    -49.0      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            17,188       15,168     13.4      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      24.4         29.0    -15.8      
  Employed in service industry (%)            31.1         12.3    152.9      
 Unemployment rate - 1989                     4.0         10.2    -60.7      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           16.5         14.8     11.2      
  Mean Income                               18,063        8,677    108.2      
Families with one worker                      30.4         35.1    -13.3      
  Mean Income                               26,477       14,931     77.4      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       53.1         50.1      6.0      
  Mean Income                               38,755       22,601     71.5      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              48.4         42.6     13.7      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               7.1          9.5    -25.2      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         66.4         55.6     19.5      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               7.0          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              20.5         17.7     15.9      
  Sales and support (%)                       22.3         20.5      8.8      
  Service (%)                                 13.1         12.3      6.6      
  Farming (%)                                  6.8          8.0    -15.0      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        13.1         13.9     -5.7      
  Labor (%)                                   24.1         27.3    -11.7      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3