Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Clearfield

Municipality: Chest township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,385

Household (median)                                               23,068

Family (median)                                                  23,864

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,686

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          13,766





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            10.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            12.5

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            14.9

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 3.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 25.3





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  5

  Elementary or High School                                         140

  College                                                            10



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              37.0

  High school grad (%)                                             63.0

  College grad (%)                                                  4.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    180

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 18.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         19.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.9

  Mean Income                                                    11,649

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                43.0

  Mean Income                                                    25,360

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            43.0

  Mean Income                                                    34,254

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     63

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   20.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     28

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    8.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           11.1

  Service (%)                                                      15.0

  Farming (%)                                                       3.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             22.8

  Labor (%)                                                        39.4





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