Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Northampton

Municipality: North Catasauqua borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,773

Household (median)                                               34,453

Family (median)                                                  40,395

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,420

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          21,202





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             0.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             0.8

  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 (%)                                  1.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 60

  Elementary or High School                                         481

  College                                                           121



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.2

  High school grad (%)                                             76.8

  College grad (%)                                                 18.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,366

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           25.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 32.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                15.4

  Mean Income                                                    22,514

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.7

  Mean Income                                                    39,719

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            58.9

  Mean Income                                                    46,875

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    688

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    284

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   19.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           36.7

  Service (%)                                                      10.1

  Farming (%)                                                       1.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.5

  Labor (%)                                                        18.7





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