Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Ben Avon Heights borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       35,506

Household (median)                                               72,169

Family (median)                                                  71,497

  Married couple families (mean)                                 98,324

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                 0.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             1.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  0.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 12

  Elementary or High School                                          48

  College                                                            14



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                               1.1

  High school grad (%)                                             98.9

  College grad (%)                                                 73.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    165

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                            7.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 43.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                19.1

  Mean Income                                                    60,417

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.9

  Mean Income                                                   148,565

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            50.0

  Mean Income                                                    80,539

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     74

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     29

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   58.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.1

  Service (%)                                                       3.6

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              2.4

  Labor (%)                                                         6.7





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