Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Jefferson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       17,338

Household (median)                                               36,016

Family (median)                                                  42,656

  Married couple families (mean)                                 51,485

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          38,786





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                36.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            28.6

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             6.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            66.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  7.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 33

  Elementary or High School                                         215

  College                                                            44



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.1

  High school grad (%)                                             71.9

  College grad (%)                                                 20.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    771

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           24.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 28.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          1.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.8

  Mean Income                                                    26,612

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                23.9

  Mean Income                                                    39,762

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            64.3

  Mean Income                                                    59,658

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    358

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    130

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.2

  Service (%)                                                      11.3

  Farming (%)                                                       7.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.9

  Labor (%)                                                        24.8





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