Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Franklin township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,961

Household (median)                                               25,147

Family (median)                                                  26,875

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,127

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          21,535





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            11.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                45.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            14.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            11.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 9.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            45.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 13.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 21

  Elementary or High School                                         159

  College                                                            27



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              22.1

  High school grad (%)                                             77.9

  College grad (%)                                                 12.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    423

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           22.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 22.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                15.0

  Mean Income                                                    13,114

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                29.3

  Mean Income                                                    19,598

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            55.6

  Mean Income                                                    40,729

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    203

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     79

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.6

  Service (%)                                                      13.5

  Farming (%)                                                       6.1

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             17.5

  Labor (%)                                                        20.3





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