Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: Washington city





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,492

Household (median)                                               16,365

Family (median)                                                  21,985

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,039

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           8,594





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            20.2

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                82.7

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            65.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            22.7

  Black                                                            42.7

  Other race                                                       66.7

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.7

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            61.7

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 42.5





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                303

  Elementary or High School                                       1,920

  College                                                         1,488



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              37.5

  High school grad (%)                                             62.5

  College grad (%)                                                 17.2





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  5,736

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           17.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 37.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         11.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                26.3

  Mean Income                                                    12,189

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.9

  Mean Income                                                    21,969

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            42.9

  Mean Income                                                    40,309

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  3,018

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   10.1

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    936

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.1





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   19.3

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           30.8

  Service (%)                                                      21.5

  Farming (%)                                                       0.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.4

  Labor (%)                                                        17.1





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