Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Clearfield

Municipality: Goshen township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,471

Household (median)                                               16,250

Family (median)                                                  17,143

  Married couple families (mean)                                 26,293

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,200





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            13.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                84.6

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            18.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 5.1

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 24.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          55

  College                                                            10



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              47.8

  High school grad (%)                                             52.2

  College grad (%)                                                  5.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    111

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           10.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         14.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                24.0

  Mean Income                                                    19,094

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.2

  Mean Income                                                    18,169

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            45.8

  Mean Income                                                    30,827

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     50

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    8.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     23

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           13.5

  Service (%)                                                      18.0

  Farming (%)                                                       6.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.7

  Labor (%)                                                        22.5





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