Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Washington

Municipality: West Middletown borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,043

Household (median)                                               27,917

Family (median)                                                  29,625

  Married couple families (mean)                                 36,675

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                               0





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             4.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                 0.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                             0.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.7

  Black                                                            17.6

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                10.5

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                             0.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  0.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  0

  Elementary or High School                                          19

  College                                                             0



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              26.2

  High school grad (%)                                             73.8

  College grad (%)                                                 11.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     76

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           31.6

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 26.3

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          7.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.6

  Mean Income                                                    17,616

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                34.0

  Mean Income                                                    42,442

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            55.3

  Mean Income                                                    37,008

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     24

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    8.3

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                      7

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.0





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   22.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           14.5

  Service (%)                                                       6.6

  Farming (%)                                                       2.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             21.1

  Labor (%)                                                        32.9





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