Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Nescopeck township
INCOME
Per Capita 12,986
Household (median) 26,618
Family (median) 29,432
Married couple families (mean) 40,913
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 16,416
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 7.9
Families w/children in poverty (%) 75.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 22.2
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 8.9
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 10.8
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 40.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 11.9
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 12
Elementary or High School 227
College 33
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 25.7
High school grad (%) 74.3
College grad (%) 12.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 512
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 28.9
Employed in service industry (%) 21.3
Unemployment rate - 1989 3.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 7.6
Mean Income 14,047
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.0
Mean Income 26,576
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 62.4
Mean Income 50,166
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 221
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.9
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 131
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.5
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 9.8
Sales and suppport (%) 23.6
Service (%) 10.4
Farming (%) 10.2
Craft and Repair (%) 16.4
Labor (%) 29.7
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