Homestead, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Homestead	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$38,742	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$39,495	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$53,185	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,412	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,206	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,265	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.5%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Homestead is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Homestead is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Homestead is 59% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Homestead is 109% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,327 $39,495 $78,990

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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Homestead median earnings by income bracket

Homestead employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.4%	2.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.0%	18.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	33.6%	33.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.2%	1.2%
Education, health & social services	12.2%	12.2%
Other	28.9%	28.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fox Chapel, PA	5,208	$353,081	334.1%
Sewickley Heights, PA	667	$290,642	257.3%
Thornburg, PA	424	$280,153	244.5%
Edgeworth, PA	1,585	$277,701	241.4%
Ben Avon Heights, PA	327	$274,994	238.1%
Homestead, PA	3,292	$39,495	51.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Wyomissing, PA	3,292	$94,895	16.7%
Bonavista, NL	3,292	n/a
Gray, GA	3,291	$81,640	0.4%
Buzzards Bay, MA	3,291	$116,404	43.1%
Villa Ridge, MO	3,291	$90,432	11.2%
Homestead, PA	3,292	$39,495	51.4%

Source: The Homestead, 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.