Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Berks
Municipality: Oley township
INCOME
Per Capita 15,729
Household (median) 35,736
Family (median) 38,162
Married couple families (mean) 48,758
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 19,939
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 2.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 37.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 0.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 2.8
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 6.2
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 0.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 1.7
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 56
Elementary or High School 610
College 105
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 25.4
High school grad (%) 74.6
College grad (%) 21.4
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 1,784
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 26.0
Employed in service industry (%) 30.3
Unemployment rate - 1989 3.4
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 8.8
Mean Income 20,124
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 22.6
Mean Income 32,990
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 68.6
Mean Income 54,556
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 787
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 5.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 339
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.4
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 23.0
Sales and suppport (%) 25.7
Service (%) 12.6
Farming (%) 2.7
Craft and Repair (%) 16.1
Labor (%) 20.0
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