Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Sullivan

Municipality: Elkland township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,861

Household (median)                                               19,440

Family (median)                                                  21,667

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,337

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           9,788





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            13.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                76.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            43.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            20.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                26.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            48.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 37.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  7

  Elementary or High School                                         108

  College                                                            23



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              18.3

  High school grad (%)                                             81.7

  College grad (%)                                                 16.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    230

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           29.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 22.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          1.7

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                20.4

  Mean Income                                                    11,257

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                21.7

  Mean Income                                                    23,938

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.9

  Mean Income                                                    35,424

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     93

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     39

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    7.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           19.6

  Service (%)                                                      21.3

  Farming (%)                                                      11.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.6

  Labor (%)                                                        28.3





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