Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Cambria

Municipality: Johnstown city





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,500

Household (median)                                               14,839

Family (median)                                                  20,277

  Married couple families (mean)                                 26,986

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           7,136





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            22.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                77.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            60.4

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            24.5

  Black                                                            49.7

  Other race                                                       85.2

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                15.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            80.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 43.3





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                397

  Elementary or High School                                       4,022

  College                                                         1,061



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              35.8

  High school grad (%)                                             64.2

  College grad (%)                                                 11.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  9,106

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           16.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 34.5

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         14.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                30.6

  Mean Income                                                    14,053

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                32.7

  Mean Income                                                    20,376

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            36.8

  Mean Income                                                    34,149

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  4,992

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   12.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                  1,821

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   16.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           32.4

  Service (%)                                                      22.2

  Farming (%)                                                       0.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              8.6

  Labor (%)                                                        19.7





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