Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Warren

Municipality: Columbus township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,434

Household (median)                                               25,724

Family (median)                                                  29,048

  Married couple families (mean)                                 34,468

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          11,557





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                76.6

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            25.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            11.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 7.3

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            62.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 15.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 36

  Elementary or High School                                         350

  College                                                            66



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.2

  High school grad (%)                                             71.8

  College grad (%)                                                 14.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    781

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           40.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.6

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.7

  Mean Income                                                    14,589

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                35.0

  Mean Income                                                    26,314

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            54.3

  Mean Income                                                    39,758

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    354

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    180

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   15.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           17.2

  Service (%)                                                      12.7

  Farming (%)                                                       7.2

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             16.5

  Labor (%)                                                        30.6





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