Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Maxatawny township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,977

Household (median)                                               35,018

Family (median)                                                  41,534

  Married couple families (mean)                                 46,698

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          17,559





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                68.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            30.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 7.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            58.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 13.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 58

  Elementary or High School                                         565

  College                                                         2,465



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              34.9

  High school grad (%)                                             65.1

  College grad (%)                                                 19.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,602

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           24.4

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 30.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.6

  Mean Income                                                    24,757

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.7

  Mean Income                                                    42,985

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            62.7

  Mean Income                                                    48,894

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,352

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    273

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   14.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           33.6

  Service (%)                                                      15.0

  Farming (%)                                                       3.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             14.6

  Labor (%)                                                        18.8





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