Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Elk township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       16,395

Household (median)                                               37,986

Family (median)                                                  41,250

  Married couple families (mean)                                 53,985

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          22,429





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            28.6

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.4

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            50.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 24

  Elementary or High School                                         162

  College                                                            59



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.4

  High school grad (%)                                             76.6

  College grad (%)                                                 24.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    616

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           17.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 27.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 6.3

  Mean Income                                                    21,135

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                27.2

  Mean Income                                                    33,516

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            66.5

  Mean Income                                                    61,391

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    277

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    110

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.4

  Service (%)                                                       9.9

  Farming (%)                                                       7.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.6

  Labor (%)                                                        21.1





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