Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: White Haven borough
INCOME
Per Capita 11,803
Household (median) 23,512
Family (median) 30,347
Married couple families (mean) 36,135
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 16,306
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 6.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 81.8
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 88.9
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 6.2
Black 100.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 3.3
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 14.2
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 19
Elementary or High School 161
College 42
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 29.0
High school grad (%) 71.0
College grad (%) 15.6
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 516
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 14.0
Employed in service industry (%) 38.6
Unemployment rate - 1989 7.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 20.6
Mean Income 16,225
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 25.4
Mean Income 27,811
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 54.0
Mean Income 41,646
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 251
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 8.8
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 81
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 23.1
Sales and suppport (%) 28.1
Service (%) 20.5
Farming (%) 0.6
Craft and Repair (%) 10.7
Labor (%) 17.1
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