Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: West Nottingham township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,666

Household (median)                                               30,366

Family (median)                                                  32,656

  Married couple families (mean)                                 37,775

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,146





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                78.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            31.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.0

  Black                                                            19.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                15.4

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            75.9

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  9.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 35

  Elementary or High School                                         390

  College                                                            58



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              35.0

  High school grad (%)                                             65.0

  College grad (%)                                                 12.1





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,053

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           22.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 8.9

  Mean Income                                                    17,560

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                36.6

  Mean Income                                                    29,666

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            54.5

  Mean Income                                                    41,958

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    479

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    217

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           24.7

  Service (%)                                                      15.8

  Farming (%)                                                       5.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             16.8

  Labor (%)                                                        24.3





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