Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Mercer

Municipality: Sheakleyville borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,816

Household (median)                                               26,607

Family (median)                                                  30,417

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,831

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          30,569





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            14.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                13.0

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 26.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  2

  Elementary or High School                                          27

  College                                                             2



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              11.0

  High school grad (%)                                             89.0

  College grad (%)                                                 14.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     64

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           32.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 26.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.6

  Mean Income                                                    16,271

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.1

  Mean Income                                                    29,853

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            52.3

  Mean Income                                                    34,198

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     23

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     15

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           35.9

  Service (%)                                                       0.0

  Farming (%)                                                       3.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             14.1

  Labor (%)                                                        28.1





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