Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Pottsville city
INCOME
Per Capita 11,523
Household (median) 21,135
Family (median) 27,513
Married couple families (mean) 39,212
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 14,720
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 11.7
Families w/children in poverty (%) 70.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 68.6
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 14.7
Black 56.1
Other race 39.5
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 14.6
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 66.3
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 20.1
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 319
Elementary or High School 2,572
College 582
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.5
High school grad (%) 69.5
College grad (%) 16.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 6,890
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 25.0
Employed in service industry (%) 33.4
Unemployment rate - 1989 7.2
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 18.9
Mean Income 14,750
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.2
Mean Income 31,479
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 50.9
Mean Income 43,666
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 3,387
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 6.6
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 1,325
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 19.8
Sales and suppport (%) 28.1
Service (%) 15.1
Farming (%) 0.6
Craft and Repair (%) 12.8
Labor (%) 23.6
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