Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: West Bethlehem township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,042

Household (median)                                               21,571

Family (median)                                                  25,664

  Married couple families (mean)                                 32,247

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          15,520





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            14.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                80.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            30.8

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            18.8

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                12.4

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            45.2

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 28.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 20

  Elementary or High School                                         316

  College                                                            52



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              32.8

  High school grad (%)                                             67.2

  College grad (%)                                                 11.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    565

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           18.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 30.8

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         11.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                21.7

  Mean Income                                                    13,626

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                30.2

  Mean Income                                                    26,556

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            48.1

  Mean Income                                                    39,858

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    256

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    9.8

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    112

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    1.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   18.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           22.1

  Service (%)                                                      19.6

  Farming (%)                                                       3.7

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             13.5

  Labor (%)                                                        22.7





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