Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Ringgold township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,168

Household (median)                                               21,379

Family (median)                                                  23,083

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,945

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           8,085





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             7.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                68.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            54.5

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            11.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.6

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 18.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 11

  Elementary or High School                                         128

  College                                                            18



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              36.1

  High school grad (%)                                             63.9

  College grad (%)                                                  9.1





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    274

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           16.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 20.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                19.2

  Mean Income                                                    17,952

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                42.5

  Mean Income                                                    36,181

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            38.4

  Mean Income                                                    34,842

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     88

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   10.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     48

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           21.9

  Service (%)                                                       8.4

  Farming (%)                                                      13.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.3

  Labor (%)                                                        27.7





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