Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Wayne

Municipality: Oregon township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,726

Household (median)                                               27,262

Family (median)                                                  28,269

  Married couple families (mean)                                 35,961

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          16,465





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.9

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                           100.0

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             5.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 6.8

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                           100.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  6.6





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  6

  Elementary or High School                                         122

  College                                                             6



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              17.6

  High school grad (%)                                             82.4

  College grad (%)                                                 10.7





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    293

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           13.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 24.9

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                 8.0

  Mean Income                                                    21,224

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                23.0

  Mean Income                                                    20,103

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            69.0

  Mean Income                                                    39,954

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    126

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.2

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     54

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.9





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   10.9

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           23.5

  Service (%)                                                      10.6

  Farming (%)                                                      11.6

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             21.8

  Labor (%)                                                        21.5





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