Hughestown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hughestown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$50,476	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$104,283	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,487	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$131,972	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,690	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,727	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Hughestown is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hughestown is 28% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hughestown is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Hughestown is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,515 $104,283 $208,566

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Hughestown median earnings by income bracket

Hughestown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.4%	9.4%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	7.7%	7.7%
Wholesale & retail services	28.7%	28.7%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	13.6%	13.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bear Creek Village, PA	350	$188,095	131.3%
Waverly, PA	696	$164,644	102.4%
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Chase, PA	1,051	$141,775	74.3%
Laflin, PA	1,481	$130,953	61.0%
Hughestown, PA	1,483	$104,283	28.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Grove, MN	1,483	$74,467	8.4%
Russell, PA	1,483	$116,988	43.8%
Perryville, AR	1,482	$73,487	9.6%
Rome City, IN	1,484	$91,636	12.7%
Pleasanton, KS	1,484	$62,190	23.5%
Hughestown, PA	1,483	$104,283	28.2%

Source: The Hughestown, 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.