Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: South Strabane township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       17,021

Household (median)                                               31,000

Family (median)                                                  37,388

  Married couple families (mean)                                 54,383

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          13,289





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             5.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                85.8

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            60.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             7.6

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 7.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            75.6

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 13.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                134

  Elementary or High School                                       1,176

  College                                                           286



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              20.3

  High school grad (%)                                             79.7

  College grad (%)                                                 29.0





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  3,283

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           20.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 33.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.9

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                20.2

  Mean Income                                                    23,272

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.1

  Mean Income                                                    57,128

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            51.7

  Mean Income                                                    59,019

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  1,455

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    625

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   30.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           30.2

  Service (%)                                                      10.8

  Farming (%)                                                       0.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.4

  Labor (%)                                                        15.0





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