Brownstown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brownstown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$57,442	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$131,799	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$138,000	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$124,047	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$85,743	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,852	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brownstown is 28% higher than the national average
The median household income in Brownstown is 62% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brownstown is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Brownstown is 84% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$87,857 $131,799 $263,598

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Brownstown median earnings by income bracket

Brownstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.5%	17.5%
Manufacturing sector	32.3%	32.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	8.4%
Other	17.8%	17.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Springmont, PA	1,141	$208,042	155.8%
Mount Gretna, PA	171	$201,400	147.6%
Alleghenyville, PA	1,045	$200,141	146.1%
Penryn, PA	1,085	$179,192	120.3%
Blue Ball, PA	1,124	$172,776	112.4%
Brownstown, PA	3,278	$131,799	62.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emmitsburg, MD	3,278	$108,084	32.9%
Mount Morris, IL	3,277	$65,298	19.7%
Algona, WA	3,277	$108,446	33.3%
Petersburg, AK	3,279	$101,130	24.3%
Mannford, OK	3,279	$74,673	8.2%
Brownstown, PA	3,278	$131,799	62.0%

Source: The Brownstown, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.