Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Bedford
Municipality: Saxton borough
INCOME
Per Capita 9,731
Household (median) 16,983
Family (median) 23,750
Married couple families (mean) 29,492
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 7,207
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 20.4
Families w/children in poverty (%) 93.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 52.2
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 25.4
Black 100.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 16.7
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 83.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 48.8
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 12
Elementary or High School 115
College 28
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 34.8
High school grad (%) 65.2
College grad (%) 12.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 299
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 28.4
Employed in service industry (%) 27.8
Unemployment rate - 1989 11.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 24.2
Mean Income 16,916
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 31.3
Mean Income 19,511
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 44.6
Mean Income 38,553
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 155
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 7.7
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 62
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 14.7
Sales and suppport (%) 27.1
Service (%) 10.4
Farming (%) 2.7
Craft and Repair (%) 14.7
Labor (%) 30.4
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