Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Butler

Municipality: Parker township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,689

Household (median)                                               21,146

Family (median)                                                  24,375

  Married couple families (mean)                                 27,593

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           1,688





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            15.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                57.1

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            25.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                18.4

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            43.8

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 19.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  8

  Elementary or High School                                         121

  College                                                            14



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              34.8

  High school grad (%)                                             65.2

  College grad (%)                                                  5.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    206

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           37.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 18.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         10.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                24.5

  Mean Income                                                    12,484

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                33.7

  Mean Income                                                    26,218

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            41.8

  Mean Income                                                    37,135

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     91

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     35

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    9.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           19.9

  Service (%)                                                      14.1

  Farming (%)                                                       3.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             18.4

  Labor (%)                                                        34.0





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