Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Amwell township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,483

Household (median)                                               30,042

Family (median)                                                  32,500

  Married couple families (mean)                                 37,632

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          16,377





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                86.1

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            40.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             9.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                19.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            66.3

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 12.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 37

  Elementary or High School                                         743

  College                                                           118



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              20.5

  High school grad (%)                                             79.5

  College grad (%)                                                 12.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,828

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          6.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                15.5

  Mean Income                                                    22,808

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                31.6

  Mean Income                                                    32,485

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            53.0

  Mean Income                                                    42,263

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    769

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    6.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    335

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           23.6

  Service (%)                                                      13.7

  Farming (%)                                                       1.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             19.8

  Labor (%)                                                        23.6





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