Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Ararat township
INCOME
Per Capita 10,600
Household (median) 14,833
Family (median) 23,056
Married couple families (mean) 28,952
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 14,700
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 11.8
Families w/children in poverty (%) 43.8
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 0.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 17.6
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 18.3
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 75.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 24.6
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 0
Elementary or High School 48
College 0
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 42.9
High school grad (%) 57.1
College grad (%) 7.5
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 123
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 17.9
Employed in service industry (%) 25.2
Unemployment rate - 1989 19.6
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 27.9
Mean Income 14,478
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 32.4
Mean Income 28,892
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 39.7
Mean Income 37,399
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 50
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 30.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 16
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 10.6
Sales and suppport (%) 26.0
Service (%) 11.4
Farming (%) 8.9
Craft and Repair (%) 16.3
Labor (%) 26.8
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