Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Bechtelsville borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,017

Household (median)                                               37,009

Family (median)                                                  38,587

  Married couple families (mean)                                 45,384

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           5,550





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            66.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 5.8

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 23

  Elementary or High School                                         161

  College                                                            37



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              33.3

  High school grad (%)                                             66.7

  College grad (%)                                                 12.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    481

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           37.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 20.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 4.9

  Mean Income                                                    32,688

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                14.6

  Mean Income                                                    55,806

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            80.5

  Mean Income                                                    42,590

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    239

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     95

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.2

  Service (%)                                                      10.4

  Farming (%)                                                       1.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             18.9

  Labor (%)                                                        29.1





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