Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Northampton

Municipality: Williams township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,648

Household (median)                                               36,646

Family (median)                                                  40,572

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,772

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          18,454





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                72.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            54.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            50.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 61

  Elementary or High School                                         721

  College                                                           190



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              24.8

  High school grad (%)                                             75.2

  College grad (%)                                                 21.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,965

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           26.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 27.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.7

  Mean Income                                                    18,372

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                29.4

  Mean Income                                                    32,239

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            59.9

  Mean Income                                                    53,649

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    834

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    286

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.3





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   23.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           31.6

  Service (%)                                                       8.7

  Farming (%)                                                       2.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.1

  Labor (%)                                                        18.2





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