Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Mercer

Municipality: Farrell city





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,975

Household (median)                                               16,256

Family (median)                                                  20,205

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,586

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          11,442





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            26.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                76.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            72.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            11.6

  Black                                                            51.4

  Other race                                                       54.5

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.3

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            36.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 46.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 88

  Elementary or High School                                       1,081

  College                                                           208



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              36.1

  High school grad (%)                                             63.9

  College grad (%)                                                 10.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  2,045

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           27.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 36.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         14.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                37.6

  Mean Income                                                    13,753

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                27.9

  Mean Income                                                    21,220

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            34.5

  Mean Income                                                    40,420

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,152

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   15.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    514

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   12.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           24.6

  Service (%)                                                      24.0

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.8

  Labor (%)                                                        27.7





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