Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Hopewell township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,263

Household (median)                                               27,102

Family (median)                                                  30,577

  Married couple families (mean)                                 40,376

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          18,222





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             7.1

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                84.2

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             6.3

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            10.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.3

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 16.2





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 24

  Elementary or High School                                         180

  College                                                            27



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              19.3

  High school grad (%)                                             80.7

  College grad (%)                                                 12.1





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    456

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 21.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          5.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                11.7

  Mean Income                                                    19,911

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                27.4

  Mean Income                                                    31,237

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.9

  Mean Income                                                    46,466

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    192

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     85

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   11.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.7

  Service (%)                                                      12.5

  Farming (%)                                                      13.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             18.6

  Labor (%)                                                        17.8





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