Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Huntington

Municipality: Alexandria borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,910

Household (median)                                               22,031

Family (median)                                                  25,536

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,050

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          12,933





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            11.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                76.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            40.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            17.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            71.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 29.3





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  4

  Elementary or High School                                          88

  College                                                            12



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.5

  High school grad (%)                                             73.5

  College grad (%)                                                 18.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    166

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           24.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 31.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.8

  Mean Income                                                    14,017

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                33.9

  Mean Income                                                    22,472

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            52.3

  Mean Income                                                    35,082

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     96

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    7.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     37

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   27.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           21.1

  Service (%)                                                      12.0

  Farming (%)                                                       1.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.7

  Labor (%)                                                        25.3





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