Messiah College, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

352%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Messiah College	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$21,770	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$250,001	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$5,130	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$4,112	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.0%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Messiah College is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Messiah College is 352% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Messiah College is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Messiah College is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$166,650 $250,001 $500,002

City

$36,593 $54,895 $109,790

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Messiah College median earnings by income bracket

Messiah College employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.6%	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.5%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	52.4%	52.4%
Other	25.5%	25.5%

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Grantley, PA	4,320	$103,462	87.0%
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Colony Park, PA	1,135	$93,000	68.1%
Messiah College, PA	2,052	$250,001	351.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Olive, IL	2,052	$42,685	22.8%
Belle Rose, LA	2,052	$42,371	23.4%
West Branch, MI	2,052	$30,508	44.9%
Cade, LA	2,053	$60,157	8.7%
Warroad, MN	2,051	$51,190	7.5%
Messiah College, PA	2,052	$250,001	351.9%

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