Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       York

Municipality: North Hopewell township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       14,596

Household (median)                                               35,787

Family (median)                                                  40,094

  Married couple families (mean)                                 45,361

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          14,928





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             2.3

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                73.3

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            54.5

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             3.3

  Black                                                             0.0

  Other race                                                        0.0

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 3.2

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            42.9

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  5.4





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                 43

  Elementary or High School                                         351

  College                                                            59



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              29.8

  High school grad (%)                                             70.2

  College grad (%)                                                 16.9





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  1,204

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           32.1

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 22.2

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.4

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                10.1

  Mean Income                                                    17,741

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                26.3

  Mean Income                                                    33,159

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            63.6

  Mean Income                                                    51,800

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                    511

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    3.5

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                    204

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.7





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   17.2

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           26.0

  Service (%)                                                      10.1

  Farming (%)                                                       3.8

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             17.9

  Labor (%)                                                        24.9





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