Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Bedford

Municipality: Rainsburg borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,538

Household (median)                                               28,214

Family (median)                                                  31,250

  Married couple families (mean)                                 34,764

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,374





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            50.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            14.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                20.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 26.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          43

  College                                                             9



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              46.9

  High school grad (%)                                             53.1

  College grad (%)                                                 11.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     65

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           23.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 44.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.6

  Mean Income                                                    23,273

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                36.4

  Mean Income                                                    25,004

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            50.0

  Mean Income                                                    39,005

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     31

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     15

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           36.9

  Service (%)                                                      18.5

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              3.1

  Labor (%)                                                        23.1





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