Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Jackson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,396

Household (median)                                               26,827

Family (median)                                                  31,136

  Married couple families (mean)                                 35,372

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,366





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.4

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                64.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            66.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                13.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            16.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  9

  Elementary or High School                                         136

  College                                                            22



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              14.4

  High school grad (%)                                             85.6

  College grad (%)                                                 24.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    369

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           19.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 38.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                14.7

  Mean Income                                                    15,674

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                24.8

  Mean Income                                                    25,466

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.6

  Mean Income                                                    41,100

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    158

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     71

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   24.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           28.5

  Service (%)                                                       9.5

  Farming (%)                                                       6.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             18.7

  Labor (%)                                                        12.5





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