Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Wayne
Municipality: Honesdale borough
INCOME
Per Capita 12,555
Household (median) 20,213
Family (median) 26,069
Married couple families (mean) 45,501
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 13,258
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 10.3
Families w/children in poverty (%) 87.5
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 58.0
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 15.7
Black 0.0
Other race 0.0
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 15.7
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 92.1
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 25.0
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 58
Elementary or High School 780
College 182
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 30.4
High school grad (%) 69.6
College grad (%) 23.7
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 2,343
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 12.9
Employed in service industry (%) 31.1
Unemployment rate - 1989 5.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 14.9
Mean Income 17,533
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.8
Mean Income 27,562
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 54.3
Mean Income 47,760
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 1,204
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 4.7
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 388
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 21.0
Sales and suppport (%) 30.0
Service (%) 14.8
Farming (%) 1.3
Craft and Repair (%) 14.3
Labor (%) 18.6
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