Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Adams
Municipality: Abbottstown borough


INCOME
Per Capita                                                       12,779
Household (median)                                               29,444
Family (median)                                                  32,125
  Married couple families (mean)                                 36,638
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          15,209


POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.4
 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
  White                                                             4.3
  Black                                                             0.0
  Other race                                                        0.0
  Hispanic                                                          0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 9.2
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.9


EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
  Pre-primary school                                                  6
  Elementary or High School                                          78
  College                                                            15

Total Persons age 25 and over
  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              34.0
  High school grad (%)                                             66.0
  College grad (%)                                                  6.5


EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over                                    287
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           31.0
  Employed in service industry (%)                                 18.5
  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.4
  Mean Income                                                    19,681
Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.0
  Mean Income                                                    25,862
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            55.6
  Mean Income                                                    43,070
Females age 16 and over
  In labor force                                                    137
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.9
Females age 16 and over, with children
  In labor force                                                     43
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0


OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
  Managerial (%)                                                   12.5
  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.1
  Service (%)                                                      14.6
  Farming (%)                                                       0.0
  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.7
  Labor (%)                                                        32.1


Source:        Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 3
Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: December, 1996