Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Bedford

Municipality: Harrison township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,871

Household (median)                                               20,296

Family (median)                                                  21,629

  Married couple families (mean)                                 26,202

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          11,788





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            12.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                69.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            32.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            17.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.3

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            64.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 26.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 21

  Elementary or High School                                         156

  College                                                            11



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              35.2

  High school grad (%)                                             64.8

  College grad (%)                                                 12.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    369

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           30.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          9.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                19.4

  Mean Income                                                    18,210

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.9

  Mean Income                                                    22,101

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            45.7

  Mean Income                                                    30,791

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    150

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   12.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     82

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   11.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           23.3

  Service (%)                                                      11.4

  Farming (%)                                                       4.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             16.5

  Labor (%)                                                        32.5





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