Congregational Profile Form (continued)
CONGREGATION AND COMMUNITY
Type of Congregation Self-supporting
Type of Community mixed- urban, inner-city, regional
| SIZE | Congregation | Community |
| | Now | 5 Yrs. Ago | Now | 5 Yrs. Ago |
| Members | 1,600 | 2,160 | | |
| Total Population in Region | | | 500,000 | 405,435 |
| Radius of area in kilometers | | | 21 km | 21 km |
| Total number of churches in this area | | | 297 | |
| Presbyterian churches in this area | | | 15 | |
| Age (Estimate) | Congregation | Community |
| | Now | 5 Yrs. Ago | Now |
| 0-5 Years | 4 % | 7 % | 7 % |
| 6-14 Years | 14 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| 15-24 Years | 13 % | 11 % | 14 % |
| 25-44 Years | 15 % | 19 % | 33 % |
| 45-64 Years | 25 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 65+ Years | 30 % | 25 % | 12 % |
| Living Patterns (same for both the Congregation & Community)
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| Congregation | Community |
| Adult(s) with at least one child | The congregation
reflects the Community in
terms of percentages | 23 % |
| Single Persons | 22 % |
| Two or more adults | 18 % |
| Housing Patterns
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| Congregation | Community |
| Apartments | The congregation
reflects the Community in terms of percentages
(single dwellings) | 23 % |
| Private homes | 57 % |
| Total number of households | 161,130 |
| Other (Explain) | (semi/row house/duplex) | 18 % |
| *OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE CONGREGATION
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| Now | 5 Yrs. Ago |
| Clerical/Secretarial | | |
| College/University Students | | |
| Farmers | | |
| Homemakers | | |
| Professional/Business | | |
| Retired | | |
| Technicians | | |
| Unemployed | | |
| Other | | |
| *This information is not recorded for our members. Many members predate any computer data and the present database does not include this information. Our congregation's 'occupation percentages' reflect the community, except that we have fewer farmers and fewer unemployed.
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