Ernest, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ernest	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$33,604	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$91,025	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,144	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$98,078	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,502	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,798	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ernest is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ernest is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ernest is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ernest is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,677 $91,025 $182,050

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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Ernest median earnings by income bracket

Ernest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.5%	13.5%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.9%	19.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lucerne Mines, PA	969	$97,177	19.5%
Rural Valley, PA	965	$86,749	6.7%
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Elderton, PA	348	$77,299	5.0%
Homer City, PA	1,642	$71,110	12.6%
Ernest, PA	587	$91,025	11.9%

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Our Town, AL	587	$94,619	16.3%
Upper Santan Village, AZ	587	$0	100.0%
Anthon, IA	587	$74,252	8.7%
Sand Lake village, MI	587	$53,674	34.0%
Adams, OR	587	$78,668	3.3%
Ernest, PA	587	$91,025	11.9%

Source: The Ernest, 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.