Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Berks

Municipality: Washington township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,303

Household (median)                                               35,585

Family (median)                                                  38,269

  Married couple families (mean)                                 45,888

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  2.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 77

  Elementary or High School                                         434

  College                                                            83



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              30.9

  High school grad (%)                                             69.1

  College grad (%)                                                 17.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,479

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           37.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                12.7

  Mean Income                                                    13,723

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                18.9

  Mean Income                                                    48,803

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            68.4

  Mean Income                                                    50,203

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    628

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    315

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           20.4

  Service (%)                                                      10.4

  Farming (%)                                                       4.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             18.0

  Labor (%)                                                        29.8





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