Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Northampton

Municipality: Stockertown borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,795

Household (median)                                               35,956

Family (median)                                                  37,708

  Married couple families (mean)                                 42,668

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,227





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            50.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 1.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  7.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 12

  Elementary or High School                                          89

  College                                                            20



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.3

  High school grad (%)                                             73.7

  College grad (%)                                                 20.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    351

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           41.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 23.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.5

  Mean Income                                                    22,666

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                23.9

  Mean Income                                                    33,690

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            64.6

  Mean Income                                                    44,686

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    169

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     55

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   15.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           27.4

  Service (%)                                                      14.8

  Farming (%)                                                       0.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.0

  Labor (%)                                                        29.6





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