Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Washington
Municipality: West Alexander borough
INCOME
Per Capita 8,589
Household (median) 19,821
Family (median) 21,875
Married couple families (mean) 26,977
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 12,350
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 5.3
Families w/children in poverty (%) 50.0
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 0.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 10.4
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 8.9
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 100.0
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 10.0
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 11
Elementary or High School 30
College 6
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 35.8
High school grad (%) 64.2
College grad (%) 7.5
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 98
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 19.4
Employed in service industry (%) 28.6
Unemployment rate - 1989 0.0
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 23.7
Mean Income 15,735
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 28.9
Mean Income 24,224
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 47.4
Mean Income 30,689
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 43
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 24
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 0.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 17.3
Sales and suppport (%) 25.5
Service (%) 18.4
Farming (%) 2.0
Craft and Repair (%) 14.3
Labor (%) 22.4
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