Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Kennett township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       28,432

Household (median)                                               58,853

Family (median)                                                  67,539

  Married couple families (mean)                                 88,283

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          26,169





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                61.5

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.6

  Black                                                             6.1

  Other race                                                        9.8

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.0

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  2.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                121

  Elementary or High School                                         531

  College                                                           159



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              12.2

  High school grad (%)                                             87.8

  College grad (%)                                                 54.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,337

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 32.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          1.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                12.6

  Mean Income                                                    62,905

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.6

  Mean Income                                                    92,788

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            56.8

  Mean Income                                                    87,549

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    850

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    278

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   37.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           30.6

  Service (%)                                                       7.0

  Farming (%)                                                      11.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              7.0

  Labor (%)                                                         6.0





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