Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Oakland township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,044

Household (median)                                               27,125

Family (median)                                                  27,500

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,117

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          11,108





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            14.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                50.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            33.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            17.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                15.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            21.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 28.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  4

  Elementary or High School                                          87

  College                                                            15



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.4

  High school grad (%)                                             76.6

  College grad (%)                                                 13.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    228

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           34.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 16.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          9.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                22.0

  Mean Income                                                    16,075

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.2

  Mean Income                                                    23,940

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            51.8

  Mean Income                                                    38,544

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    115

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     39

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   19.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.8

  Service (%)                                                       2.2

  Farming (%)                                                       2.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.7

  Labor (%)                                                        36.4





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