Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Berks
Municipality: Ontelaunee township
INCOME
Per Capita 15,922
Household (median) 35,670
Family (median) 39,861
Married couple families (mean) 44,604
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 20,981
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 2.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 80.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 62.5
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 5.5
Black 100.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 4.3
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 55.6
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 10.8
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 14
Elementary or High School 157
College 64
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 31.0
High school grad (%) 69.0
College grad (%) 10.7
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 723
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 33.2
Employed in service industry (%) 16.9
Unemployment rate - 1989 5.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 13.7
Mean Income 22,320
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 26.3
Mean Income 33,991
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 60.0
Mean Income 50,941
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 315
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 5.4
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 99
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.9
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 14.0
Sales and suppport (%) 30.0
Service (%) 11.5
Farming (%) 4.0
Craft and Repair (%) 10.9
Labor (%) 29.6
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