Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Perry

Municipality: Howe township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,318

Household (median)                                               24,844

Family (median)                                                  29,500

  Married couple families (mean)                                 36,044

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           4,500





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                33.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.9

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            45.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  7.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 10

  Elementary or High School                                          60

  College                                                            26



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              27.1

  High school grad (%)                                             72.9

  College grad (%)                                                 10.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    219

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           15.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 25.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          6.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                23.9

  Mean Income                                                    14,986

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.4

  Mean Income                                                    27,824

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            50.7

  Mean Income                                                    45,519

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     92

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     41

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           32.4

  Service (%)                                                       6.8

  Farming (%)                                                       5.5

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.8

  Labor (%)                                                        22.4





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