Municipal Socio-Economic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Dorrance township


INCOME Per Capita 11,291 Household (median) 29,917 Family (median) 32,106 Married couple families (mean) 36,806 Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 27,454 POVERTY Families in Poverty (%) 3.5 Families w/children in poverty (%) 100.0 Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 16.7 Persons in Poverty (%) White 5.8 Black 0.0 Other race 0.0 Hispanic 0.0 Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 13.0 Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0 Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 7.9 EDUCATION Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school Pre-primary school 22 Elementary or High School 306 College 68 Total Persons age 25 and over Less than a High School Diploma (%) 29.5 High school grad (%) 70.5 College grad (%) 18.8 EMPLOYMENT Employed persons age 16 and over 843 Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 26.0 Employed in service industry (%) 26.3 Unemployment rate - 1989 7.2 Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 9.2 Mean Income 22,824 Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 27.1 Mean Income 24,801 Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 63.7 Mean Income 41,765 Females age 16 and over In labor force 389 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 4.4 Females age 16 and over, with children In labor force 145 Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.6 OCCUPATION Employed persons age 16 and over Managerial (%) 21.7 Sales and suppport (%) 23.6 Service (%) 10.9 Farming (%) 1.8 Craft and Repair (%) 17.6 Labor (%) 24.4 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