Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Bedford

Municipality: Lincoln township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        6,875

Household (median)                                               20,625

Family (median)                                                  21,500

  Married couple families (mean)                                 24,267

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           3,360





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            18.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                59.1

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            30.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            19.9

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                30.8

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 17.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  2

  Elementary or High School                                          87

  College                                                            16



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              44.0

  High school grad (%)                                             56.0

  College grad (%)                                                  3.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    145

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           31.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          6.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                27.0

  Mean Income                                                    12,511

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.3

  Mean Income                                                    24,306

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            42.6

  Mean Income                                                    29,553

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     49

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     11

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    7.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           14.5

  Service (%)                                                      15.9

  Farming (%)                                                      14.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.9

  Labor (%)                                                        31.7





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