Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Huntington
Municipality: Shirley township
INCOME
Per Capita 9,339
Household (median) 23,113
Family (median) 28,051
Married couple families (mean) 30,339
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 5,663
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 10.0
Families w/children in poverty (%) 77.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 47.2
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 14.1
Black 100.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 8.2
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 61.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 18.6
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 23
Elementary or High School 485
College 48
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 35.4
High school grad (%) 64.6
College grad (%) 7.0
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 1,070
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 29.0
Employed in service industry (%) 19.5
Unemployment rate - 1989 8.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 9.7
Mean Income 12,594
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 25.8
Mean Income 21,199
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 64.4
Mean Income 36,008
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 517
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 7.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 229
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 8.2
Sales and suppport (%) 26.2
Service (%) 12.0
Farming (%) 6.0
Craft and Repair (%) 7.0
Labor (%) 40.7
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