Cameron County, PA - 1990 Census Profile


                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                             5,913        6,674    -11.4      
  Persons living in households               5,861        6,601    -11.2      
  Persons living in group quarters              52           73    -28.7      
                                                                              
Rural Population                             3,414        3,837    -11.0      
Urban population                             2,499        2,837    -11.9      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                         2,890        3,241    -10.8      
Female                                       3,023        3,433    -11.9      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                  427          411      3.9      
5 to 17 years                                1,086        1,410    -22.9      
18 to 24 years                                 453          686    -33.9      
25 to 44 years                               1,616        1,626     -0.6      
45 to 54 years                                 597          736    -18.8      
55 to 64 years                                 639          852    -24.9      
65 to 74 years                                 656          613      7.1      
75 to 84 years                                 353          250     41.2      
85 years and over                               86           90     -4.4      
Total under 18                               1,513        1,821    -16.9      
Total 65 and over                            1,095          953     15.0      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                           5,878        6,622    -11.2      
Black non-Hispanic                               7            6     16.7      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           14           23    -39.1      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic           6            2    200.0      
Other race, non-Hispanic                         5            0      0.0      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                    3           21    -85.7      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                             2,395        2,550     -6.0      
 Family households (families)                1,630        1,811     -9.9      
  Families with children                       764          923    -17.2      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        152          105     44.8      
 Persons living alone                          703          681      3.3      
  Persons 65 and over living alone             360          327     10.1      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  10,190        6,035     68.9      
Household (median)                          20,839       14,072     48.1      
Family (median)                             24,006       16,832     42.7      
  Married couple families (mean)            30,163          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      14,105          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            9.7          8.0     21.3      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           14.5         12.7     14.2      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       43.0         39.2      9.7      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       10.5         11.1     -5.4      
  Black                                        0.0         27.1    -99.9      
  Other race                                  98.0         14.2    590.2      
  Hispanic                                    90.0         14.6    516.5      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            9.1          9.8     -7.1      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       12.2          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            15.6         14.8      5.5      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                                97           29    234.5      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch      1,005        1,399    -28.1      
  College                                       56          105    -46.6      
Dropout rate (county)                         26.9         35.5    -24.2      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        73.1         64.4     13.6      
  College grad (%)                             9.8          7.2     36.2      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                          4,399        4,430     -0.6      
  Occupied (%)                                54.4         57.5     -5.3      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        73.2         72.3      1.3      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     39,800       32,900     21.0      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        184          112     64.3      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.1          1.5    -26.6      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        7.3          7.4     -1.3      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over             2,318        2,568     -9.7      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      46.3         47.1     -1.6      
  Employed in service industry (%)            22.1          9.6    130.3      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     5.0         11.2    -55.3      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           19.3         19.6     -1.7      
  Mean Income                               17,707       10,683     65.8      
Families with one worker                      31.6         31.2      1.2      
  Mean Income                               23,433       15,040     55.9      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       49.2         49.2     -0.1      
  Mean Income                               36,026       23,120     55.9      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              44.9         45.5     -1.3      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)              12.3         15.5    -20.6      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         62.0         57.6      7.7      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)              15.8          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              16.7         19.7    -15.2      
  Sales and support (%)                       22.7         18.0     26.2      
  Service (%)                                 12.1          9.6     26.1      
  Farming (%)                                  1.8          2.2    -18.1      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        15.2         20.1    -24.3      
  Labor (%)                                   31.6         30.1      5.0      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3