Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Independence township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,148

Household (median)                                               23,917

Family (median)                                                  27,687

  Married couple families (mean)                                 34,511

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          12,019





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            10.7

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                86.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            51.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            13.0

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 8.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            47.6

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 22.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 20

  Elementary or High School                                         366

  College                                                            86



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              28.9

  High school grad (%)                                             71.1

  College grad (%)                                                 13.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    687

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           23.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 27.5

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          9.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                22.0

  Mean Income                                                    18,388

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.3

  Mean Income                                                    24,721

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            49.7

  Mean Income                                                    41,051

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    300

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   15.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    164

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   19.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           25.0

  Service (%)                                                       8.9

  Farming (%)                                                       4.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             21.5

  Labor (%)                                                        20.4





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