Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Dauphin

Municipality: Reed township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,324

Household (median)                                               30,333

Family (median)                                                  31,917

  Married couple families (mean)                                 37,921

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          21,175





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                       71.4

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 7.7

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  1.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  8

  Elementary or High School                                          42

  College                                                             5



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              24.0

  High school grad (%)                                             76.0

  College grad (%)                                                 15.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    139

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                            9.4

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 15.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 4.5

  Mean Income                                                    16,174

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                23.9

  Mean Income                                                    27,127

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            71.6

  Mean Income                                                    39,928

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     62

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     29

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           28.1

  Service (%)                                                      23.7

  Farming (%)                                                       1.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.9

  Labor (%)                                                        15.8





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