Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Maidencreek township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,882

Household (median)                                               38,550

Family (median)                                                  40,930

  Married couple families (mean)                                 43,952

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          14,972





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             7.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                54.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            78.9

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             7.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                       31.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 3.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            46.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 62

  Elementary or High School                                         538

  College                                                            96



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              32.6

  High school grad (%)                                             67.4

  College grad (%)                                                 20.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,795

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           33.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.1

  Mean Income                                                    19,629

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.1

  Mean Income                                                    40,970

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            61.8

  Mean Income                                                    44,705

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    764

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    323

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.9

  Service (%)                                                       8.5

  Farming (%)                                                       5.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.8

  Labor (%)                                                        26.3





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