Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Northampton

Municipality: Roseto borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,329

Household (median)                                               29,491

Family (median)                                                  34,050

  Married couple families (mean)                                 40,853

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           8,270





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             3.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                43.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            71.4

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.4

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 7.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            46.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  4.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 22

  Elementary or High School                                         233

  College                                                            62



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              39.2

  High school grad (%)                                             60.8

  College grad (%)                                                 15.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    771

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           35.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 26.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.7

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                12.8

  Mean Income                                                    17,108

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                24.3

  Mean Income                                                    30,193

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            62.9

  Mean Income                                                    45,342

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    359

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    111

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           20.9

  Service (%)                                                      13.5

  Farming (%)                                                       0.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             16.7

  Labor (%)                                                        30.5





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