Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Susquehanna Depot borough
INCOME
Per Capita 11,415
Household (median) 20,156
Family (median) 24,853
Married couple families (mean) 31,386
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 9,803
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 16.4
Families w/children in poverty (%) 77.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 61.7
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 17.8
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 (%) 67.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 25.4
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 28
Elementary or High School 329
College 56
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 24.9
High school grad (%) 75.1
College grad (%) 13.4
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 710
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 28.6
Employed in service industry (%) 37.0
Unemployment rate - 1989 5.7
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 16.0
Mean Income 14,149
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.0
Mean Income 19,595
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 54.0
Mean Income 51,194
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 352
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 6.8
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 157
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 2.9
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 16.5
Sales and suppport (%) 24.1
Service (%) 17.6
Farming (%) 0.3
Craft and Repair (%) 9.0
Labor (%) 32.5
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