Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Union
Municipality: Lewis township
INCOME
Per Capita 9,687
Household (median) 24,750
Family (median) 27,946
Married couple families (mean) 33,588
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 13,815
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 6.9
Families w/children in poverty (%) 82.6
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 36.8
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 9.9
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 15.0
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 47.4
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 15.3
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 26
Elementary or High School 241
College 17
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 34.9
High school grad (%) 65.1
College grad (%) 7.6
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 513
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 28.1
Employed in service industry (%) 25.5
Unemployment rate - 1989 3.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 15.9
Mean Income 17,240
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 26.4
Mean Income 26,738
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 57.7
Mean Income 38,335
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 225
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 3.1
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 97
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 11.9
Sales and suppport (%) 22.2
Service (%) 15.8
Farming (%) 10.9
Craft and Repair (%) 11.3
Labor (%) 27.9
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