Clairton, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clairton	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$22,242	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$36,830	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$45,625	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,884	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,052	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,508	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clairton is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clairton is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clairton is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Clairton is 40% higher than the national average

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$24,550 $36,830 $73,660

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Clairton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	5.9%	5.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	15.7%
Public administration	4.6%	4.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	23.6%	23.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Thornburg, PA	411	$187,917	239.7%
Ben Avon Heights, PA	321	$186,875	237.8%
McMurray, PA	4,167	$142,000	156.7%
Upper St. Clair, PA	19,521	$110,417	99.6%
Manor, PA	3,324	$106,875	93.2%
Clairton, PA	6,574	$36,830	33.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guadalupe, AZ	6,572	$42,833	22.6%
Hapeville, GA	6,576	$64,235	16.1%
Homeland Park, SC	6,570	$27,444	50.4%
Barrington, NS	6,568	n/a
Bondurant, IA	6,567	$95,259	72.2%
Clairton, PA	6,574	$36,830	33.4%

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