Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Montgomery

Municipality: West Norriton township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       20,544

Household (median)                                               43,803

Family (median)                                                  51,881

  Married couple families (mean)                                 59,408

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          31,262





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                13.1

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             2.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.1

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            41.3

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  2.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                275

  Elementary or High School                                       1,892

  College                                                         1,133



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              13.1

  High school grad (%)                                             86.9

  College grad (%)                                                 41.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  9,215

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.3

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 35.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 6.9

  Mean Income                                                    23,134

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                20.2

  Mean Income                                                    46,314

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            72.8

  Mean Income                                                    63,308

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  4,497

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                  1,116

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.5





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   35.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           37.8

  Service (%)                                                       9.1

  Farming (%)                                                       1.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              9.0

  Labor (%)                                                         7.6





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