Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Northumberland

Municipality: West Cameron township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,767

Household (median)                                               28,636

Family (median)                                                  31,591

  Married couple families (mean)                                 36,301

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          19,827





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             3.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.2

  Black                                                           100.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.7

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  3.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                         103

  College                                                            11



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              42.8

  High school grad (%)                                             57.2

  College grad (%)                                                  6.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    235

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           39.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 19.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                20.5

  Mean Income                                                    14,330

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                24.7

  Mean Income                                                    24,491

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            54.8

  Mean Income                                                    48,387

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    109

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     40

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           17.0

  Service (%)                                                       6.4

  Farming (%)                                                       3.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.4

  Labor (%)                                                        38.7





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