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