Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Polk township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,475

Household (median)                                               20,313

Family (median)                                                  21,875

  Married couple families (mean)                                 29,554

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           9,996





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                60.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  8.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          55

  College                                                            10



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              31.2

  High school grad (%)                                             68.8

  College grad (%)                                                 14.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    127

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           26.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 30.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 7.1

  Mean Income                                                    23,886

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                35.7

  Mean Income                                                    17,339

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.1

  Mean Income                                                    36,030

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     52

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     33

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   26.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           11.0

  Service (%)                                                       6.3

  Farming (%)                                                      11.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              8.7

  Labor (%)                                                        35.4





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