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