Harrisburg, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$23,191	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$41,831	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,483	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$32,848	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,627	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,729	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	26.5%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Harrisburg is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Harrisburg is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Harrisburg is 22% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Harrisburg is 75% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,884 $41,831 $83,662

City

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

State

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

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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Harrisburg median earnings by income bracket

Harrisburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.6%	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	9.1%
Financial & insurance services	6.4%	6.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.2%	13.2%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.0%	11.0%
Education, health & social services	13.4%	13.4%
Other	32.2%	32.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,052	$250,001	351.9%
Skyline View, PA	4,365	$101,875	84.1%
Colony Park, PA	1,135	$93,000	68.1%
Falmouth, PA	569	$91,818	66.0%
Bainbridge, PA	1,399	$91,058	64.6%
Harrisburg, PA	49,247	$41,831	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Troy, NY	49,253	$48,834	11.7%
Downers Grove, IL	49,263	$97,197	75.7%
Portage, MI	49,224	$66,571	20.3%
Cuyahoga Falls, OH	49,191	$60,280	9.0%
Wilson, NC	49,310	$43,126	22.0%
Harrisburg, PA	49,247	$41,831	24.4%

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