Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Mercer

Municipality: South Pymatuning township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,100

Household (median)                                               30,260

Family (median)                                                  32,778

  Married couple families (mean)                                 39,576

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           7,872





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                67.6

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            80.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 4.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            63.6

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 45

  Elementary or High School                                         452

  College                                                           161



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              22.0

  High school grad (%)                                             78.0

  College grad (%)                                                 15.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,276

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           25.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                17.5

  Mean Income                                                    19,678

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                24.8

  Mean Income                                                    36,615

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.7

  Mean Income                                                    44,070

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    613

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    231

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   22.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.9

  Service (%)                                                      12.6

  Farming (%)                                                       4.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.6

  Labor (%)                                                        21.5





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