Municipal Socio-Economic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: West Pikeland township


INCOME Per Capita 30,990 Household (median) 76,480 Family (median) 78,200 Married couple families (mean) 104,051 Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 21,060 POVERTY Families in Poverty (%) 0.9 Families w/children in poverty (%) 100.0 Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 100.0 Persons in Poverty (%) White 2.1 Black 0.0 Other race 0.0 Hispanic 0.0 Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 2.8 Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 0.0 Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 1.0 EDUCATION Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school Pre-primary school 131 Elementary or High School 402 College 140 Total Persons age 25 and over Less than a High School Diploma (%) 5.7 High school grad (%) 94.3 College grad (%) 61.7 EMPLOYMENT Employed persons age 16 and over 1,138 Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 24.8 Employed in service industry (%) 30.2 Unemployment rate - 1989 2.1 Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 7.1 Mean Income 34,399 Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 29.3 Mean Income 99,251 Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 63.7 Mean Income 108,866 Females age 16 and over In labor force 467 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 3.9 Females age 16 and over, with children In labor force 196 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.7 OCCUPATION Employed persons age 16 and over Managerial (%) 50.7 Sales and suppport (%) 35.1 Service (%) 4.7 Farming (%) 2.8 Craft and Repair (%) 2.8 Labor (%) 3.8 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