Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Potter
Municipality: Oswayo borough
INCOME
Per Capita 7,109
Household (median) 18,438
Family (median) 19,844
Married couple families (mean) 24,418
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 16,080
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 18.6
Families w/children in poverty (%) 75.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 33.3
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 22.8
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 38.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 28.6
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 28.6
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 3
Elementary or High School 31
College 3
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.4
High school grad (%) 69.6
College grad (%) 8.7
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 51
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 23.5
Employed in service industry (%) 19.6
Unemployment rate - 1989 7.3
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 14.0
Mean Income 9,501
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 44.2
Mean Income 21,284
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 41.9
Mean Income 28,668
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 18
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 5.6
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 12
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 7.8
Sales and suppport (%) 25.5
Service (%) 15.7
Farming (%) 3.9
Craft and Repair (%) 15.7
Labor (%) 31.4
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