Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Bradford
Municipality: Canton borough
INCOME
Per Capita 9,451
Household (median) 18,590
Family (median) 24,562
Married couple families (mean) 32,167
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 8,965
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 18.9
Families w/children in poverty (%) 76.2
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 66.2
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 21.6
Black 28.6
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 20.6
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 66.7
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 29.1
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 26
Elementary or High School 347
College 60
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 26.8
High school grad (%) 73.2
College grad (%) 17.2
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 711
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 39.4
Employed in service industry (%) 20.8
Unemployment rate - 1989 12.4
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 21.0
Mean Income 15,227
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 31.5
Mean Income 19,771
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 47.5
Mean Income 38,917
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 368
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 13.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 148
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.4
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 16.7
Sales and suppport (%) 23.5
Service (%) 10.4
Farming (%) 0.0
Craft and Repair (%) 12.7
Labor (%) 36.7
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