Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Elco borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,327

Household (median)                                               21,346

Family (median)                                                  25,000

  Married couple families (mean)                                 26,811

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          21,562





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            12.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                64.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            22.2

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            13.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 2.6

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 17.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  4

  Elementary or High School                                          78

  College                                                            11



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              25.9

  High school grad (%)                                             74.1

  College grad (%)                                                 20.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    135

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           22.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 23.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.2

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                21.9

  Mean Income                                                    14,219

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                38.6

  Mean Income                                                    21,994

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            39.5

  Mean Income                                                    38,133

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     61

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     23

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                    9.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.7

  Service (%)                                                      18.5

  Farming (%)                                                       0.0

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             19.3

  Labor (%)                                                        25.9





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