Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Punxsutawney borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,774

Household (median)                                               17,738

Family (median)                                                  23,762

  Married couple families (mean)                                 36,469

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           9,089





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            15.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                73.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            63.4

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            19.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                14.3

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            67.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 28.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                122

  Elementary or High School                                       1,060

  College                                                           435



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              29.7

  High school grad (%)                                             70.3

  College grad (%)                                                 16.3





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,375

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           11.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 37.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                26.9

  Mean Income                                                    16,090

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                31.4

  Mean Income                                                    28,903

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            41.7

  Mean Income                                                    46,029

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,161

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    444

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   23.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           32.6

  Service (%)                                                      16.1

  Farming (%)                                                       0.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.1

  Labor (%)                                                        15.3





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