Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Fayette
Municipality: Wharton township
INCOME
Per Capita 8,623
Household (median) 21,031
Family (median) 22,634
Married couple families (mean) 29,177
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 10,213
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 16.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 87.1
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 46.7
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 20.1
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 9.5
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 50.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 29.3
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 54
Elementary or High School 672
College 174
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.6
High school grad (%) 69.4
College grad (%) 20.8
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 1,280
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 16.8
Employed in service industry (%) 39.7
Unemployment rate - 1989 13.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 20.9
Mean Income 14,372
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 33.9
Mean Income 24,998
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 45.3
Mean Income 34,228
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 638
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 15.2
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 256
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 25.2
Sales and suppport (%) 22.8
Service (%) 14.6
Farming (%) 7.7
Craft and Repair (%) 11.4
Labor (%) 18.4
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