Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Butler
Municipality: Petrolia borough
INCOME
Per Capita 10,065
Household (median) 16,786
Family (median) 25,938
Married couple families (mean) 35,418
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 9,823
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 15.5
Families w/children in poverty (%) 90.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 60.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 20.9
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 15.6
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 37.3
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 0
Elementary or High School 40
College 6
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 31.1
High school grad (%) 68.9
College grad (%) 2.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 100
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 31.0
Employed in service industry (%) 24.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 11.4
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 22.5
Mean Income 16,067
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 33.8
Mean Income 19,831
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 43.7
Mean Income 48,478
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 35
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 11.4
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 7
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 16.0
Sales and suppport (%) 16.0
Service (%) 31.0
Farming (%) 0.0
Craft and Repair (%) 7.0
Labor (%) 30.0
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