Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Bedford
Municipality: West Providence township
INCOME
Per Capita 11,799
Household (median) 23,884
Family (median) 26,031
Married couple families (mean) 36,753
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 9,905
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 6.4
Families w/children in poverty (%) 70.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 46.5
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 7.6
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 11.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 50.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 10.4
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 18
Elementary or High School 549
College 140
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.2
High school grad (%) 69.8
College grad (%) 12.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 1,464
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 11.6
Employed in service industry (%) 24.8
Unemployment rate - 1989 9.1
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 15.0
Mean Income 14,531
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 24.6
Mean Income 24,827
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 60.4
Mean Income 43,592
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 670
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 7.5
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 299
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 14.5
Sales and suppport (%) 32.4
Service (%) 16.5
Farming (%) 2.7
Craft and Repair (%) 11.3
Labor (%) 22.6
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