Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Tioga

Municipality: Elk township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,452

Household (median)                                               28,750

Family (median)                                                  28,750

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,056

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            12.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                 0.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             8.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                25.0

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  0.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                           9

  College                                                             2



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              18.2

  High school grad (%)                                             81.8

  College grad (%)                                                  0.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                      9

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           22.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                  0.0

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          0.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 6.3

  Mean Income                                                    19,108

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                43.8

  Mean Income                                                    20,619

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            50.0

  Mean Income                                                    45,089

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                      5

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                      3

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    0.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                            0.0

  Service (%)                                                       0.0

  Farming (%)                                                      22.2

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             33.3

  Labor (%)                                                        44.4





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