Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Kutztown borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,222

Household (median)                                               24,576

Family (median)                                                  42,132

  Married couple families (mean)                                 45,887

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          23,049





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             0.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                 0.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            30.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.1

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  0.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 47

  Elementary or High School                                         378

  College                                                         1,682



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              31.5

  High school grad (%)                                             68.5

  College grad (%)                                                 29.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,177

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 42.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                12.6

  Mean Income                                                    31,092

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                24.5

  Mean Income                                                    41,299

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            62.9

  Mean Income                                                    49,021

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,155

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    304

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.3





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   27.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.4

  Service (%)                                                      16.9

  Farming (%)                                                       1.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.0

  Labor (%)                                                        12.5





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