Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       Wayne

Municipality: Starrucca borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       10,873

Household (median)                                               21,250

Family (median)                                                  33,750

  Married couple families (mean)                                 37,660

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





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             6.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                50.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                            10.2

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                15.9

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            30.0

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                 12.7





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                  3

  Elementary or High School                                          46

  College                                                            10



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              25.6

  High school grad (%)                                             74.4

  College grad (%)                                                 13.4





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                     88

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           17.0

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 30.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          8.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                20.3

  Mean Income                                                    15,263

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                28.1

  Mean Income                                                    45,592

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            51.6

  Mean Income                                                    39,220

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                     34

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    5.9

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     23

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   13.6

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           28.4

  Service (%)                                                      26.1

  Farming (%)                                                      11.4

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.9

  Labor (%)                                                         4.5





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