Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       York

Municipality: Jefferson borough





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       13,531

Household (median)                                               32,875

Family (median)                                                  40,562

  Married couple families (mean)                                 45,591

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          20,296





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                               100.0

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

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.7

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 0.0

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

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.0





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 10

  Elementary or High School                                         103

  College                                                            30



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              35.4

  High school grad (%)                                             64.6

  College grad (%)                                                 10.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                    316

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           32.9

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 17.7

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          2.5

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.7

  Mean Income                                                    24,072

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                21.7

  Mean Income                                                    32,256

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            64.6

  Mean Income                                                    51,060

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    153

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    4.6

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                     65

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.6





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   10.4

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           33.9

  Service (%)                                                       7.3

  Farming (%)                                                       2.2

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             15.5

  Labor (%)                                                        30.7





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