Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Montrose borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,867

Household (median)                                               23,250

Family (median)                                                  31,346

  Married couple families (mean)                                 38,702

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          10,405





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             8.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                90.5

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            57.9

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            12.9

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                16.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            79.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 18.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 14

  Elementary or High School                                         330

  College                                                            64



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.7

  High school grad (%)                                             76.3

  College grad (%)                                                 24.3





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    837

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 32.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          6.8

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.9

  Mean Income                                                    18,724

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                27.7

  Mean Income                                                    30,503

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.4

  Mean Income                                                    40,927

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    407

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    161

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   25.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           33.3

  Service (%)                                                      11.4

  Farming (%)                                                       1.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.8

  Labor (%)                                                        17.8





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