Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Clarion

Municipality: Highland township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,270

Household (median)                                               24,750

Family (median)                                                  27,083

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,975

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,599





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            10.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            44.4

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            12.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 0.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 25.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 16

  Elementary or High School                                         117

  College                                                            34



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.5

  High school grad (%)                                             73.5

  College grad (%)                                                 13.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    283

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                18.0

  Mean Income                                                    14,107

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                33.7

  Mean Income                                                    23,561

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            48.3

  Mean Income                                                    40,307

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    130

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     53

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   12.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.8

  Service (%)                                                      12.4

  Farming (%)                                                       2.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.5

  Labor (%)                                                        26.9





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