Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Brooklyn township
INCOME
Per Capita 13,418
Household (median) 25,707
Family (median) 27,303
Married couple families (mean) 41,424
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 17,307
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 7.5
Families w/children in poverty (%) 78.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 46.7
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 9.4
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 6.4
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 33.3
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 15.0
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 9
Elementary or High School 152
College 35
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 20.7
High school grad (%) 79.3
College grad (%) 17.3
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 367
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 26.4
Employed in service industry (%) 21.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 6.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 17.4
Mean Income 19,400
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 24.9
Mean Income 30,297
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 57.7
Mean Income 48,729
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 151
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 7.9
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 64
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.6
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 12.8
Sales and suppport (%) 16.3
Service (%) 14.2
Farming (%) 14.2
Craft and Repair (%) 16.6
Labor (%) 25.9
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