Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Chester

Municipality: West Vincent township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       23,969

Household (median)                                               52,352

Family (median)                                                  56,564

  Married couple families (mean)                                 75,010

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                66.7

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            25.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            10.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 4.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            40.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  9.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 84

  Elementary or High School                                         323

  College                                                            99



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                               8.5

  High school grad (%)                                             91.5

  College grad (%)                                                 46.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,179

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           12.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 32.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          1.7

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 8.7

  Mean Income                                                   114,301

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                20.7

  Mean Income                                                    63,662

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            70.7

  Mean Income                                                    71,554

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    501

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    158

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   35.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           34.1

  Service (%)                                                      11.8

  Farming (%)                                                       3.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              9.8

  Labor (%)                                                         4.9





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