Mechanicsburg, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$48,151	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$81,721	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$119,864	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,582	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,415	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,110	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.7%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mechanicsburg is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mechanicsburg is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mechanicsburg is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mechanicsburg is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,475 $81,721 $163,442

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mechanicsburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	12.3%	12.3%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.8%	15.8%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	22.4%	22.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,118	$367,783	352.2%
Skyline View, PA	4,531	$149,896	84.3%
Colony Park, PA	1,159	$137,783	69.4%
Camp Hill, PA	8,137	$134,013	64.8%
Schlusser, PA	6,140	$120,531	48.2%
Mechanicsburg, PA	9,250	$81,721	0.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Earlimart, CA	9,250	$61,767	24.1%
Hillview, KY	9,250	$85,835	5.5%
Wakefield-Peacedale, RI	9,250	$98,658	21.3%
Spanish Fort, AL	9,251	$127,003	56.2%
Chanute, KS	9,251	$67,947	16.5%
Mechanicsburg, PA	9,250	$81,721	0.5%

Source: The Mechanicsburg, 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.