Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Perry

Municipality: Jackson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,925

Household (median)                                               24,167

Family (median)                                                  28,250

  Married couple families (mean)                                 38,491

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            15.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                63.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            33.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            19.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                28.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            39.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 29.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  2

  Elementary or High School                                          93

  College                                                            15



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              39.6

  High school grad (%)                                             60.4

  College grad (%)                                                 10.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    184

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 15.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 8.1

  Mean Income                                                    14,548

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                40.7

  Mean Income                                                    24,517

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            51.2

  Mean Income                                                    50,440

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     69

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     22

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   15.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           20.7

  Service (%)                                                       6.0

  Farming (%)                                                      19.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.0

  Labor (%)                                                        25.5





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