Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Choconut township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,199

Household (median)                                               31,711

Family (median)                                                  38,571

  Married couple families (mean)                                 46,062

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          13,307





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                85.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            58.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            12.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                11.1

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            57.1

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 12.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  6

  Elementary or High School                                         149

  College                                                            68



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              19.5

  High school grad (%)                                             80.5

  College grad (%)                                                 24.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    407

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           15.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.1

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                16.4

  Mean Income                                                    13,092

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                29.5

  Mean Income                                                    27,279

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            54.1

  Mean Income                                                    60,205

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    188

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    7.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     75

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           36.6

  Service (%)                                                       8.1

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.9

  Labor (%)                                                        16.0





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