Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Jefferson
Municipality: Perry township
INCOME
Per Capita 9,942
Household (median) 24,088
Family (median) 25,776
Married couple families (mean) 30,935
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 3,054
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 8.0
Families w/children in poverty (%) 76.7
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 17.4
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 9.5
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 5.4
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 11.6
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 13
Elementary or High School 234
College 44
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 26.7
High school grad (%) 73.3
College grad (%) 13.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 517
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 17.0
Employed in service industry (%) 25.9
Unemployment rate - 1989 8.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 15.2
Mean Income 16,399
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 33.5
Mean Income 27,438
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 51.3
Mean Income 36,466
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 215
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 7.9
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 92
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 14.3
Sales and suppport (%) 26.5
Service (%) 10.4
Farming (%) 2.7
Craft and Repair (%) 18.6
Labor (%) 27.5
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