Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Atglen borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,127

Household (median)                                               37,961

Family (median)                                                  40,893

  Married couple families (mean)                                 46,009

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          21,182





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            77.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 3.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.3





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 15

  Elementary or High School                                         165

  College                                                            16



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              27.6

  High school grad (%)                                             72.4

  College grad (%)                                                 17.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    411

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           20.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 7.8

  Mean Income                                                    40,710

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.2

  Mean Income                                                    28,143

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            67.0

  Mean Income                                                    48,823

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    195

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    101

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.0

  Service (%)                                                      14.4

  Farming (%)                                                       2.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.4

  Labor (%)                                                        25.3





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