Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Upper Tulpehocken township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,722

Household (median)                                               33,547

Family (median)                                                  34,797

  Married couple families (mean)                                 40,428

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          16,654





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                78.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            11.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            77.8

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 13.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 16

  Elementary or High School                                         215

  College                                                            29



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              39.4

  High school grad (%)                                             60.6

  College grad (%)                                                 11.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    602

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           30.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 19.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.0

  Mean Income                                                    17,530

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.6

  Mean Income                                                    35,399

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.4

  Mean Income                                                    44,612

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    238

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     98

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   12.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           23.9

  Service (%)                                                       6.3

  Farming (%)                                                       6.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.6

  Labor (%)                                                        34.7





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