Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Forest

Municipality: Howe township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        6,340

Household (median)                                               18,542

Family (median)                                                  27,188

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,374

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            13.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            25.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.8

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 62.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  2

  Elementary or High School                                         127

  College                                                             7



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              32.3

  High school grad (%)                                             67.7

  College grad (%)                                                  5.3





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     73

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           19.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 34.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         11.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                22.2

  Mean Income                                                    22,160

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                20.0

  Mean Income                                                    21,285

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.8

  Mean Income                                                    37,949

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     30

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                      8

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.0

  Service (%)                                                       8.2

  Farming (%)                                                       9.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              2.7

  Labor (%)                                                        32.9





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