Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Gibson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        8,908

Household (median)                                               22,150

Family (median)                                                  25,547

  Married couple families (mean)                                 28,290

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          18,393





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             8.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                70.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            11.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            12.1

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.3

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            72.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 14.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 16

  Elementary or High School                                         236

  College                                                            26



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              21.8

  High school grad (%)                                             78.2

  College grad (%)                                                 22.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    377

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           19.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 28.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                17.5

  Mean Income                                                    16,027

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                27.5

  Mean Income                                                    22,421

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            55.0

  Mean Income                                                    33,744

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    166

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     92

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   14.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           21.2

  Service (%)                                                      17.8

  Farming (%)                                                      10.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              9.8

  Labor (%)                                                        26.3





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