Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Burgettstown borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       12,097

Household (median)                                               22,333

Family (median)                                                  29,559

  Married couple families (mean)                                 38,369

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           6,933





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            12.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                65.6

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            71.4

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            14.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                      100.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            48.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 27.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 18

  Elementary or High School                                         240

  College                                                            59



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              31.2

  High school grad (%)                                             68.8

  College grad (%)                                                 14.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    623

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 33.5

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          9.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                22.2

  Mean Income                                                    16,212

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.2

  Mean Income                                                    30,232

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            47.6

  Mean Income                                                    45,002

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    298

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    104

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   20.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           31.0

  Service (%)                                                      15.7

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.9

  Labor (%)                                                        20.9





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