Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Erie

Municipality: Harborcreek township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,009

Household (median)                                               32,670

Family (median)                                                  36,658

  Married couple families (mean)                                 41,812

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          23,130





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             3.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                54.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            66.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.7

  Black                                                             6.3

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            57.9

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                375

  Elementary or High School                                       2,803

  College                                                         1,706



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              20.3

  High school grad (%)                                             79.7

  College grad (%)                                                 20.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  6,667

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           33.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                12.7

  Mean Income                                                    19,313

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.7

  Mean Income                                                    35,400

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.6

  Mean Income                                                    46,849

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  3,058

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                  1,194

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.2

  Service (%)                                                      13.8

  Farming (%)                                                       1.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.3

  Labor (%)                                                        19.5





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