Carnegie, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carnegie	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$34,768	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$53,788	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$78,910	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,615	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,455	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,682	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carnegie is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carnegie is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carnegie is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carnegie is equal to the national average

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am i middle class

$35,855 $53,788 $107,576

City

$36,593 $54,895 $109,790

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Carnegie median earnings by income bracket

Carnegie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	9.3%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.1%	20.1%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	8.8%	8.8%
Other	39.6%	39.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fox Chapel, PA	5,104	$233,776	322.6%
Sewickley Heights, PA	652	$197,500	257.0%
Thornburg, PA	411	$187,917	239.7%
Ben Avon Heights, PA	321	$186,875	237.8%
Edgeworth, PA	1,527	$183,250	231.2%
Carnegie, PA	7,839	$53,788	2.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, TN	7,838	$33,337	39.7%
Etowah, NC	7,840	$64,892	17.3%
Olivette, MO	7,837	$90,123	62.9%
Brevard, NC	7,841	$37,878	31.5%
Ashland, WI	7,841	$40,199	27.3%
Carnegie, PA	7,839	$53,788	2.8%

Source: The Carnegie, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).