Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Union Dale borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,249

Household (median)                                               18,750

Family (median)                                                  25,417

  Married couple families (mean)                                 29,091

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          17,314





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            11.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                77.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            12.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 3.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 16.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  1

  Elementary or High School                                          49

  College                                                             0



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              24.0

  High school grad (%)                                             76.0

  College grad (%)                                                 13.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     96

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           27.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         13.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                21.8

  Mean Income                                                    17,116

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                32.1

  Mean Income                                                    21,887

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            46.2

  Mean Income                                                    39,072

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     46

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    8.7

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     13

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   25.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.0

  Service (%)                                                       8.3

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             20.8

  Labor (%)                                                        20.8





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