Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Coal Center borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,440

Household (median)                                               15,250

Family (median)                                                  28,750

  Married couple families (mean)                                 31,413

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           4,800





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            50.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            13.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 5.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 23.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  7

  Elementary or High School                                          30

  College                                                             5



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              36.0

  High school grad (%)                                             64.0

  College grad (%)                                                  9.6





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     68

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           10.3

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 45.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.6

  Mean Income                                                    14,811

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.1

  Mean Income                                                    22,787

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            52.3

  Mean Income                                                    35,692

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     34

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     15

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   19.1

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           17.6

  Service (%)                                                      35.3

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.3

  Labor (%)                                                        17.6





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