McKnightstown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

75%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	McKnightstown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$55,114	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$142,076	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$156,484	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,680	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in McKnightstown is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in McKnightstown is 75% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in McKnightstown is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in McKnightstown is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,707 $142,076 $284,152

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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McKnightstown median earnings by income bracket

McKnightstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.7%	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	59.4%	59.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	15.6%	15.6%
Other	20.3%	20.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Heritage, PA	2,858	$173,185	112.9%
Guilford, PA	3,698	$157,761	94.0%
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Ringgold, MD	92	$138,937	70.8%
Smithsburg, MD	3,042	$131,812	62.1%
McKnightstown, PA	511	$142,076	74.7%

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Miranda, CA	511	$104,673	28.7%
Aguilar, CO	511	$36,275	55.4%
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Delmar, IA	511	$98,610	21.2%
McKnightstown, PA	511	$142,076	74.7%

Source: The McKnightstown, 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.