Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: West Nantmeal township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,429

Household (median)                                               39,375

Family (median)                                                  42,121

  Married couple families (mean)                                 49,031

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,400





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                78.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            26.9

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            10.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                17.1

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            11.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 14.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 46

  Elementary or High School                                         468

  College                                                            89



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              24.0

  High school grad (%)                                             76.0

  College grad (%)                                                 22.3





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    924

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           20.3

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 26.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 9.1

  Mean Income                                                    18,911

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.5

  Mean Income                                                    35,876

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

  Mean Income                                                    54,776

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    398

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    168

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.3





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   21.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           30.0

  Service (%)                                                      10.5

  Farming (%)                                                       7.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             14.2

  Labor (%)                                                        16.8





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