Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Fayette

Municipality: Luzerne township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,163

Household (median)                                               18,354

Family (median)                                                  23,781

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,530

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          13,470





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            14.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                83.4

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            18.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            17.4

  Black                                                            41.8

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 9.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            72.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 30.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 95

  Elementary or High School                                         875

  College                                                           246



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              34.6

  High school grad (%)                                             65.4

  College grad (%)                                                 13.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,530

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           12.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 34.5

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         11.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                29.8

  Mean Income                                                    16,493

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.7

  Mean Income                                                    25,205

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            35.6

  Mean Income                                                    37,650

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    733

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   11.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    332

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   22.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.8

  Service (%)                                                      11.8

  Farming (%)                                                       0.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.6

  Labor (%)                                                        22.0





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