Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Centerport borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       16,535

Household (median)                                               31,406

Family (median)                                                  34,063

  Married couple families (mean)                                 53,143

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          12,826





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.4

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                32.1

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  4.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  4

  Elementary or High School                                          40

  College                                                            12



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              33.8

  High school grad (%)                                             66.2

  College grad (%)                                                 21.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    151

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           29.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 38.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 7.9

  Mean Income                                                    28,679

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                32.6

  Mean Income                                                    26,889

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            59.6

  Mean Income                                                    61,001

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     77

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     32

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   21.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           28.5

  Service (%)                                                       9.9

  Farming (%)                                                       5.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.9

  Labor (%)                                                        22.5





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