Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Jefferson township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,555

Household (median)                                               28,687

Family (median)                                                  34,125

  Married couple families (mean)                                 42,634

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          20,949





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                33.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             7.0

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 4.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            75.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  3.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 27

  Elementary or High School                                         212

  College                                                            43



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              30.6

  High school grad (%)                                             69.4

  College grad (%)                                                 14.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    531

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           27.3

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 23.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.3

  Mean Income                                                    49,240

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                37.8

  Mean Income                                                    32,169

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            48.9

  Mean Income                                                    46,961

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    235

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     81

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.5

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           22.8

  Service (%)                                                      14.5

  Farming (%)                                                       2.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             11.1

  Labor (%)                                                        30.3





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