Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: Tredyffrin township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       34,078

Household (median)                                               61,144

Family (median)                                                  75,571

  Married couple families (mean)                                109,071

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          39,470





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             0.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                67.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            44.2

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             1.6

  Black                                                             3.9

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            14.3

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  1.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                803

  Elementary or High School                                       3,773

  College                                                         2,127



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                               5.1

  High school grad (%)                                             94.9

  College grad (%)                                                 64.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                 16,105

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           19.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 37.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 7.0

  Mean Income                                                    48,543

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.4

  Mean Income                                                   108,779

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            64.6

  Mean Income                                                   102,539

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  7,606

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                  1,847

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   51.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           36.6

  Service (%)                                                       4.1

  Farming (%)                                                       0.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              4.3

  Labor (%)                                                         2.8





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