Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Montour

Municipality: West Hemlock township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,645

Household (median)                                               37,344

Family (median)                                                  38,854

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,463

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





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             3.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                50.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 0.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  2.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 11

  Elementary or High School                                          71

  College                                                            12



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              18.9

  High school grad (%)                                             81.1

  College grad (%)                                                 30.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    248

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           22.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 40.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 6.7

  Mean Income                                                    14,995

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                23.5

  Mean Income                                                    41,277

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            69.7

  Mean Income                                                    46,961

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    115

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     52

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           33.5

  Service (%)                                                       9.3

  Farming (%)                                                       3.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.1

  Labor (%)                                                        26.2





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