Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Yatesville borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,818

Household (median)                                               34,135

Family (median)                                                  38,229

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,242

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.6

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            28.6

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             7.0

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.1

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 11.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          72

  College                                                            19



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              34.5

  High school grad (%)                                             65.5

  College grad (%)                                                 21.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    251

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           29.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          6.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                14.4

  Mean Income                                                    18,758

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.7

  Mean Income                                                    28,384

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            54.9

  Mean Income                                                    53,847

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    123

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     32

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   23.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.9

  Service (%)                                                      10.0

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.5

  Labor (%)                                                        25.5





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