Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Elverson borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,320

Household (median)                                               37,115

Family (median)                                                  41,417

  Married couple families (mean)                                 49,175

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           9,250





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                71.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.7

  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 (%)                                 11.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  9

  Elementary or High School                                          83

  College                                                            23



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              19.2

  High school grad (%)                                             80.8

  College grad (%)                                                 21.3





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    253

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           20.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.9

  Mean Income                                                    42,420

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                17.6

  Mean Income                                                    29,545

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            71.4

  Mean Income                                                    51,974

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    115

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     33

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   26.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           24.9

  Service (%)                                                      11.9

  Farming (%)                                                       5.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.7

  Labor (%)                                                        20.9





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