Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: New Milford township
INCOME
Per Capita 11,182
Household (median) 25,972
Family (median) 29,643
Married couple families (mean) 38,883
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 18,173
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 9.0
Families w/children in poverty (%) 53.7
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 36.4
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 10.8
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 17.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 35.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 11.0
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 16
Elementary or High School 306
College 64
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 29.2
High school grad (%) 70.8
College grad (%) 12.4
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 751
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 24.6
Employed in service industry (%) 21.3
Unemployment rate - 1989 7.1
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 12.1
Mean Income 14,682
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 31.9
Mean Income 25,307
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 55.9
Mean Income 46,570
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 321
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 8.1
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 133
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.4
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 16.2
Sales and suppport (%) 24.5
Service (%) 15.7
Farming (%) 2.9
Craft and Repair (%) 19.7
Labor (%) 20.9
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