Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: West Finley township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                        9,540

Household (median)                                               25,385

Family (median)                                                  27,562

  Married couple families (mean)                                 30,490

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                           7,738





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                            13.8

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                63.9

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            26.1

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            16.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            45.5

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 19.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  6

  Elementary or High School                                         221

  College                                                            25



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.6

  High school grad (%)                                             73.4

  College grad (%)                                                 11.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    382

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           21.7

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 25.4

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                         10.1

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                17.6

  Mean Income                                                    14,871

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                31.4

  Mean Income                                                    30,802

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            51.0

  Mean Income                                                    33,889

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    154

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                   13.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     77

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   11.8

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           20.2

  Service (%)                                                      12.0

  Farming (%)                                                      11.3

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             17.8

  Labor (%)                                                        27.0





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