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

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ellwood City	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$43,502	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$69,230	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,524	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,443	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,576	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,105	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ellwood City is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ellwood City is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ellwood City is 22% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ellwood City is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,148 $69,230 $138,460

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Ellwood City median earnings by income bracket

Ellwood City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.5%	15.5%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	21.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	25.3%	25.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Seven Fields, PA	2,843	$154,558	90.0%
Patterson Heights, PA	592	$138,402	70.2%
Callery, PA	532	$125,195	53.9%
Economy, PA	9,465	$118,558	45.8%
Ohioville, PA	3,380	$103,777	27.6%
Ellwood City, PA	7,703	$69,230	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Delafield, WI	7,703	$134,285	65.1%
Villa Hills, KY	7,704	$134,028	64.8%
Clare, NS	7,701	n/a
Dock Junction, GA	7,699	$61,533	24.3%
Aurora, MO	7,709	$53,226	34.6%
Ellwood City, PA	7,703	$69,230	14.9%

Source: The Ellwood 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.