Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: McDonald borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,647

Household (median)                                               23,165

Family (median)                                                  31,023

  Married couple families (mean)                                 38,104

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          13,539





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            12.0

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                78.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            46.7

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            15.8

  Black                                                            59.3

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                19.0

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            69.8

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 29.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 48

  Elementary or High School                                         292

  College                                                            68



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.7

  High school grad (%)                                             76.3

  College grad (%)                                                 14.8





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    840

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.8

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 32.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.0

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                15.3

  Mean Income                                                    11,873

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.9

  Mean Income                                                    27,563

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            57.8

  Mean Income                                                    43,481

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    436

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    124

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.4





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   24.0

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           37.6

  Service (%)                                                      12.4

  Farming (%)                                                       0.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                              6.4

  Labor (%)                                                        18.8





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