Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Wilkes-Barre township
INCOME
Per Capita 12,345
Household (median) 24,247
Family (median) 26,981
Married couple families (mean) 37,451
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 12,722
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 7.5
Families w/children in poverty (%) 77.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 64.9
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 11.8
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 14.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 86.7
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 17.4
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 68
Elementary or High School 423
College 124
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 32.5
High school grad (%) 67.5
College grad (%) 17.3
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 1,753
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 22.0
Employed in service industry (%) 30.9
Unemployment rate - 1989 5.2
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 17.3
Mean Income 18,258
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 27.9
Mean Income 21,746
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 54.7
Mean Income 42,954
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 845
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 3.4
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 247
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.9
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 21.3
Sales and suppport (%) 34.1
Service (%) 12.4
Farming (%) 1.3
Craft and Repair (%) 13.2
Labor (%) 17.7
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