Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Perry

Municipality: Blain borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,012

Household (median)                                               26,364

Family (median)                                                  27,273

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,515

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           3,660





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            25.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             9.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.1

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 12.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  3

  Elementary or High School                                          36

  College                                                             6



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.8

  High school grad (%)                                             71.2

  College grad (%)                                                  4.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    120

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           29.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 20.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          1.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                15.8

  Mean Income                                                    19,850

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                15.8

  Mean Income                                                    24,790

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            68.4

  Mean Income                                                    35,596

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     43

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     12

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    9.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           24.2

  Service (%)                                                      13.3

  Farming (%)                                                       6.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.0

  Labor (%)                                                        26.7





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