Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Thompson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,885

Household (median)                                               23,750

Family (median)                                                  27,500

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,652

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           4,667





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            18.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                61.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            23.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            21.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                13.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 31.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          65

  College                                                            18



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              25.1

  High school grad (%)                                             74.9

  College grad (%)                                                 20.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    144

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           13.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                32.1

  Mean Income                                                    15,087

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                16.1

  Mean Income                                                    30,144

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

  Mean Income                                                    39,759

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     70

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     23

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   23.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           18.8

  Service (%)                                                      16.7

  Farming (%)                                                       7.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.8

  Labor (%)                                                        21.5





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