Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Lawrence

Municipality: Pulaski township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,743

Household (median)                                               25,977

Family (median)                                                  27,468

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,992

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,710





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            11.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                80.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            30.6

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            15.9

  Black                                                           100.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                21.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            17.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 25.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 41

  Elementary or High School                                         695

  College                                                           151



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.5

  High school grad (%)                                             71.5

  College grad (%)                                                 13.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,405

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           17.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 35.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                17.1

  Mean Income                                                    18,042

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                32.4

  Mean Income                                                    25,615

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            50.5

  Mean Income                                                    37,218

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    662

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    254

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           24.3

  Service (%)                                                      16.9

  Farming (%)                                                       4.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.8

  Labor (%)                                                        21.3





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