Municipal Socio-Economic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Union township


INCOME Per Capita 9,757 Household (median) 23,077 Family (median) 25,809 Married couple families (mean) 29,051 Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 14,594 POVERTY Families in Poverty (%) 10.6 Families w/children in poverty (%) 83.3 Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 15.0 Persons in Poverty (%) White 17.1 Black 0.0 Other race 0.0 Hispanic 0.0 Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 17.0 Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0 Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 33.0 EDUCATION Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school Pre-primary school 8 Elementary or High School 118 College 43 Total Persons age 25 and over Less than a High School Diploma (%) 23.3 High school grad (%) 76.7 College grad (%) 13.0 EMPLOYMENT Employed persons age 16 and over 338 Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 20.4 Employed in service industry (%) 24.6 Unemployment rate - 1989 9.9 Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 17.6 Mean Income 18,455 Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 28.6 Mean Income 23,673 Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 53.7 Mean Income 34,913 Females age 16 and over In labor force 168 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 11.3 Females age 16 and over, with children In labor force 62 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 3.6 OCCUPATION Employed persons age 16 and over Managerial (%) 17.5 Sales and suppport (%) 23.7 Service (%) 17.8 Farming (%) 2.1 Craft and Repair (%) 16.9 Labor (%) 22.2 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