Lima, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lima	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$36,704	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$44,821	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,193	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,421	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$91,083	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.7%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lima is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lima is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lima is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lima is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,877 $44,821 $89,642

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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Lima employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	12.9%
Manufacturing sector	19.4%	19.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.2%	10.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	38.7%	38.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
Haverford College, PA	1,243	$176,397	218.9%
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Greenwich, NJ	2,747	$147,578	166.8%
Lima, PA	2,051	$44,821	19.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Warroad, MN	2,051	$51,190	7.5%
Noel, MO	2,051	$32,216	41.8%
Honey Brook, PA	2,051	$89,167	61.2%
Hopewell, TN	2,051	$72,813	31.6%
Grandview, TX	2,051	$55,556	0.4%
Lima, PA	2,051	$44,821	19.0%

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