Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Plumcreek township
INCOME
Per Capita 10,226
Household (median) 26,089
Family (median) 28,472
Married couple families (mean) 33,809
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 8,364
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 9.2
Families w/children in poverty (%) 82.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 42.3
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 10.5
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 10.0
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 46.2
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 13.9
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 26
Elementary or High School 469
College 97
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.0
High school grad (%) 70.0
College grad (%) 9.2
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 973
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 17.8
Employed in service industry (%) 19.9
Unemployment rate - 1989 9.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 13.0
Mean Income 14,224
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 36.8
Mean Income 27,073
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 50.2
Mean Income 40,596
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 428
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 6.3
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 201
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 8.6
Sales and suppport (%) 22.1
Service (%) 15.4
Farming (%) 4.6
Craft and Repair (%) 17.8
Labor (%) 31.4
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