Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Cecil township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       15,084

Household (median)                                               32,527

Family (median)                                                  35,786

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,721

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          14,779





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                54.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            55.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.8

  Black                                                            26.7

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 9.4

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            46.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.9





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                196

  Elementary or High School                                       1,491

  College                                                           380



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              25.4

  High school grad (%)                                             74.6

  College grad (%)                                                 17.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  3,939

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           16.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 29.5

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          4.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.8

  Mean Income                                                    20,876

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                29.3

  Mean Income                                                    30,510

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.0

  Mean Income                                                    53,632

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,828

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    675

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   21.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           31.6

  Service (%)                                                      15.3

  Farming (%)                                                       0.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             14.2

  Labor (%)                                                        16.8





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