Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Bradford
Municipality: Columbia township
INCOME
Per Capita 9,373
Household (median) 24,844
Family (median) 26,638
Married couple families (mean) 30,750
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 6,579
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 11.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 86.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 40.6
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 15.1
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 14.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 58.8
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 23.4
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 14
Elementary or High School 220
College 32
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 20.9
High school grad (%) 79.1
College grad (%) 16.6
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 495
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 23.4
Employed in service industry (%) 17.6
Unemployment rate - 1989 6.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 8.8
Mean Income 15,086
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 33.1
Mean Income 25,072
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 58.1
Mean Income 32,995
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 226
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 4.9
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 94
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 13.5
Sales and suppport (%) 22.0
Service (%) 8.1
Farming (%) 21.8
Craft and Repair (%) 11.9
Labor (%) 22.6
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