Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Butler
Municipality: Cherry township
INCOME
Per Capita 9,888
Household (median) 25,234
Family (median) 27,692
Married couple families (mean) 33,116
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 8,491
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 4.5
Families w/children in poverty (%) 80.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 75.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 6.2
Black 55.6
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 5.0
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 66.7
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 7.3
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 14
Elementary or High School 147
College 44
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 25.0
High school grad (%) 75.0
College grad (%) 17.1
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 341
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 19.9
Employed in service industry (%) 32.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 3.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 17.9
Mean Income 15,181
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 29.9
Mean Income 26,630
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 52.2
Mean Income 39,960
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 148
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.7
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 51
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 21.1
Sales and suppport (%) 21.4
Service (%) 19.1
Farming (%) 3.5
Craft and Repair (%) 12.3
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