Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Jefferson
Municipality: Big Run borough
INCOME
Per Capita 9,528
Household (median) 18,917
Family (median) 23,281
Married couple families (mean) 29,235
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 5,100
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 14.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 67.7
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 61.9
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 16.3
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 7.6
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 22.4
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 10
Elementary or High School 122
College 25
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 34.3
High school grad (%) 65.7
College grad (%) 9.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 287
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 24.0
Employed in service industry (%) 26.8
Unemployment rate - 1989 11.1
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 25.0
Mean Income 18,478
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.7
Mean Income 21,386
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 44.3
Mean Income 33,804
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 144
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 15.3
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 54
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 5.9
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 16.0
Sales and suppport (%) 23.3
Service (%) 16.4
Farming (%) 1.0
Craft and Repair (%) 15.3
Labor (%) 27.9
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