Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: South Coatesville borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,578

Household (median)                                               22,135

Family (median)                                                  27,813

  Married couple families (mean)                                 42,324

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,215





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            23.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                85.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            70.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            22.8

  Black                                                            25.7

  Other race                                                       66.7

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            38.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 45.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 27

  Elementary or High School                                         191

  College                                                            26



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              38.1

  High school grad (%)                                             61.9

  College grad (%)                                                  6.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    411

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           29.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 38.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                20.4

  Mean Income                                                     9,922

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                38.1

  Mean Income                                                    28,476

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            41.5

  Mean Income                                                    49,217

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    182

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    6.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     62

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   15.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           18.0

  Service (%)                                                      26.0

  Farming (%)                                                       1.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.9

  Labor (%)                                                        26.0





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