Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Greene

Municipality: Perry township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,588

Household (median)                                               22,656

Family (median)                                                  27,833

  Married couple families (mean)                                 33,319

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          12,648





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            14.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                65.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            37.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                15.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            61.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 18.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 25

  Elementary or High School                                         316

  College                                                            55



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              31.9

  High school grad (%)                                             68.1

  College grad (%)                                                  9.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    650

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                            8.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                22.5

  Mean Income                                                    14,913

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                33.8

  Mean Income                                                    27,595

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            43.7

  Mean Income                                                    42,121

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    268

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     88

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   14.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.1

  Service (%)                                                      13.7

  Farming (%)                                                       2.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             17.8

  Labor (%)                                                        22.3





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