Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Atwood borough
INCOME
Per Capita 8,268
Household (median) 23,750
Family (median) 23,750
Married couple families (mean) 27,833
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 0
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 2.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 100.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 0.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 6.6
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 0.0
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 0.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 12.2
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 0
Elementary or High School 30
College 1
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 28.2
High school grad (%) 71.8
College grad (%) 2.8
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 50
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 16.0
Employed in service industry (%) 22.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 9.1
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 13.2
Mean Income 11,256
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 42.1
Mean Income 19,639
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 44.7
Mean Income 36,645
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 25
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 8.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 12
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 24.0
Sales and suppport (%) 14.0
Service (%) 16.0
Farming (%) 4.0
Craft and Repair (%) 20.0
Labor (%) 22.0
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