Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: South Franklin township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       11,233

Household (median)                                               29,691

Family (median)                                                  30,700

  Married couple families (mean)                                 37,145

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          15,151





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             9.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                82.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            41.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            11.5

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            44.4

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 15.8





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 54

  Elementary or High School                                         803

  College                                                           101



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              23.9

  High school grad (%)                                             76.1

  College grad (%)                                                 18.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,538

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.5

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 27.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         10.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 9.8

  Mean Income                                                    12,308

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                38.0

  Mean Income                                                    27,339

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            52.1

  Mean Income                                                    45,188

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    712

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    8.0

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    286

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.5





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   22.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.7

  Service (%)                                                      14.9

  Farming (%)                                                       0.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             17.0

  Labor (%)                                                        18.0





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