Municipal Socio-Economic Profile

County:       York

Municipality: West Manchester township





INCOME

Per Capita                                                       15,169

Household (median)                                               32,124

Family (median)                                                  38,492

  Married couple families (mean)                                 44,741

Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean)                          17,578





POVERTY

Families in Poverty (%)                                             1.5

 Families w/children in poverty (%)                                61.5

   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)                            52.5

Persons in Poverty (%)

  White                                                             4.0

  Black                                                             2.7

  Other race                                                       44.4

  Hispanic                                                          0.0

Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)                                 5.6

  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)                            71.9

Children (under 18) in poverty (%)                                  4.1





EDUCATION

Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school

  Pre-primary school                                                179

  Elementary or High School                                       1,844

  College                                                           589



Total Persons age 25 and over

  Less than a High School Diploma (%)                              24.4

  High school grad (%)                                             75.6

  College grad (%)                                                 19.5





EMPLOYMENT

Employed persons age 16 and over                                  7,443

  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)                           28.2

  Employed in service industry (%)                                 25.6

  Unemployment rate - 1989                                          3.3

Families with no workers - 1989 (%)                                13.6

  Mean Income                                                    25,112

Families with one worker - 1989 (%)                                25.5

  Mean Income                                                    36,422

Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)                            60.9

  Mean Income                                                    49,048

Females age 16 and over

  In labor force                                                  3,414

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    2.4

Females age 16 and over, with children

  In labor force                                                  1,206

    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)                                    0.2





OCCUPATION

Employed persons age 16 and over

  Managerial (%)                                                   24.7

  Sales and suppport (%)                                           33.9

  Service (%)                                                      11.9

  Farming (%)                                                       0.9

  Craft and Repair (%)                                             10.6

  Labor (%)                                                        18.0





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