Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Blaine township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,965

Household (median)                                               26,033

Family (median)                                                  27,667

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,951

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          24,334





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            13.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                92.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            39.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.0

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            66.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 26.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  5

  Elementary or High School                                         145

  College                                                            33



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.8

  High school grad (%)                                             73.2

  College grad (%)                                                 12.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    297

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 26.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                16.8

  Mean Income                                                    16,014

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                17.9

  Mean Income                                                    31,677

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            65.3

  Mean Income                                                    35,746

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    141

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     70

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.8





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   15.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           29.6

  Service (%)                                                      15.2

  Farming (%)                                                       2.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             12.8

  Labor (%)                                                        24.2





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