Dickson City, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dickson City	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$45,603	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$84,265	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,213	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,199	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,135	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,116	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dickson City is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dickson City is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dickson City is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dickson City is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,171 $84,265 $168,530

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Dickson City median earnings by income bracket

Dickson City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	12.8%	12.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	7.9%	7.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	16.9%	16.9%
Other	17.4%	17.4%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waverly, PA	696	$164,644	102.4%
Mount Cobb, PA	1,861	$163,351	100.8%
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Laflin, PA	1,481	$130,953	61.0%
Clarks Green, PA	1,318	$130,323	60.2%
Dickson City, PA	5,989	$84,265	3.6%

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Cave Creek, AZ	5,989	$0	100.0%
Centerport, NY	5,989	$234,222	188.0%
Pontiac, QC	5,989	n/a
Linglestown, PA	5,990	$116,717	43.5%
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Dickson City, PA	5,989	$84,265	3.6%

Source: The Dickson City, 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.