Media, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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75%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Media	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$52,076	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$76,658	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$102,431	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$66,250	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$62,099	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,201	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Media is 75% higher than the national average
The median household income in Media is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Media is 17% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Media is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,100 $76,658 $153,316

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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Media median earnings by income bracket

Media employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.8%	14.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	17.5%	17.5%
Other	36.0%	36.0%

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%
Richwood, NJ	3,967	$169,773	206.9%
Greenwich, NJ	2,747	$147,578	166.8%
Devon, PA	1,830	$144,295	160.8%
Media, PA	5,658	$76,658	38.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC	5,659	n/a
Armstrong, BC	5,660	n/a
Didsbury, AB	5,654	n/a
Holdenville, OK	5,662	$32,141	41.9%
Covington, VA	5,653	$41,024	25.8%
Media, PA	5,658	$76,658	38.6%

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