Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Kennett Square borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       15,147

Household (median)                                               34,375

Family (median)                                                  40,223

  Married couple families (mean)                                 51,551

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          22,617





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.6

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            29.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             7.4

  Black                                                             8.7

  Other race                                                       32.6

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            85.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 15.3





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 86

  Elementary or High School                                         760

  College                                                           179



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.7

  High school grad (%)                                             71.3

  College grad (%)                                                 26.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,865

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           14.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 30.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 9.3

  Mean Income                                                    24,262

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.3

  Mean Income                                                    35,413

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            64.4

  Mean Income                                                    55,699

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,324

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    450

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.3





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   23.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.9

  Service (%)                                                      18.3

  Farming (%)                                                      10.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              8.6

  Labor (%)                                                        12.4





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