Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Sullivan
Municipality: Forks township
INCOME
Per Capita 10,005
Household (median) 18,750
Family (median) 21,250
Married couple families (mean) 29,301
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 4,200
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 19.8
Families w/children in poverty (%) 33.3
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 28.6
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 21.0
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 35.6
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 32.3
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 30.2
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 0
Elementary or High School 47
College 3
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 26.9
High school grad (%) 73.1
College grad (%) 10.8
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 135
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 37.8
Employed in service industry (%) 25.9
Unemployment rate - 1989 4.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 35.8
Mean Income 13,449
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 17.0
Mean Income 17,463
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 47.2
Mean Income 40,190
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 60
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 8.3
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 15
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 8.1
Sales and suppport (%) 17.8
Service (%) 20.0
Farming (%) 14.8
Craft and Repair (%) 8.9
Labor (%) 30.4
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