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