Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: Phoenixville borough
INCOME
Per Capita 15,138
Household (median) 31,848
Family (median) 39,249
Married couple families (mean) 45,458
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 21,725
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 3.0
Families w/children in poverty (%) 65.8
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 78.7
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 4.8
Black 13.9
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 9.3
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 68.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 6.2
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 272
Elementary or High School 1,871
College 866
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 25.9
High school grad (%) 74.1
College grad (%) 23.7
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 8,101
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 23.4
Employed in service industry (%) 30.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 3.8
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 9.8
Mean Income 20,642
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 25.7
Mean Income 31,575
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 64.5
Mean Income 49,613
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 3,877
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 3.3
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 1,148
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.8
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 22.1
Sales and suppport (%) 36.0
Service (%) 12.7
Farming (%) 1.5
Craft and Repair (%) 11.3
Labor (%) 16.4
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