Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Bradford

Municipality: Monroe township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,896

Household (median)                                               24,271

Family (median)                                                  27,344

  Married couple families (mean)                                 35,473

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,780





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            11.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                71.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            42.9

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                32.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            60.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 18.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 16

  Elementary or High School                                         266

  College                                                            27



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              36.0

  High school grad (%)                                             64.0

  College grad (%)                                                  9.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    536

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           39.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         10.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.9

  Mean Income                                                    12,106

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.9

  Mean Income                                                    21,719

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.2

  Mean Income                                                    42,708

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    253

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   14.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    110

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   12.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           16.4

  Service (%)                                                      13.1

  Farming (%)                                                       4.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.1

  Labor (%)                                                        38.2





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