Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Perry township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,065

Household (median)                                               37,163

Family (median)                                                  38,074

  Married couple families (mean)                                 41,414

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          16,990





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                36.7

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.9

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 5.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            50.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 36

  Elementary or High School                                         417

  College                                                           130



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              32.4

  High school grad (%)                                             67.6

  College grad (%)                                                  8.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,465

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           34.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 22.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.7

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 7.8

  Mean Income                                                    19,682

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                20.7

  Mean Income                                                    29,076

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            71.5

  Mean Income                                                    44,960

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    645

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    260

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   12.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.3

  Service (%)                                                      12.7

  Farming (%)                                                       5.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.8

  Labor (%)                                                        31.3





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