Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Franklin

Municipality: Metal township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,081

Household (median)                                               24,044

Family (median)                                                  27,344

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,723

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           5,868





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            10.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                72.5

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            35.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.4

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                18.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            60.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 28.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 24

  Elementary or High School                                         234

  College                                                            35



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              39.4

  High school grad (%)                                             60.6

  College grad (%)                                                  8.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    785

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           27.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 19.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.1

  Mean Income                                                    14,057

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.4

  Mean Income                                                    19,627

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.5

  Mean Income                                                    38,168

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    348

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    118

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   14.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           15.4

  Service (%)                                                      13.4

  Farming (%)                                                      11.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.3

  Labor (%)                                                        30.1





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