Middletown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Middletown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$27,563	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$51,222	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,285	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,904	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,994	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,571	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.6%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Middletown is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Middletown is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Middletown is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Middletown is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,144 $51,222 $102,444

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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Middletown median earnings by income bracket

Middletown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.3%	7.3%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	19.3%	19.3%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.8%	20.8%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,052	$250,001	351.9%
Mount Gretna, PA	165	$136,563	146.9%
Skyline View, PA	4,365	$101,875	84.1%
Maytown, PA	4,130	$100,670	82.0%
Mount Gretna Heights, PA	286	$97,917	77.0%
Middletown, PA	9,410	$51,222	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Club Estates, GA	9,408	$49,857	9.9%
Rio Vista, CA	9,407	$69,883	26.3%
Atoka, TN	9,407	$86,935	57.1%
Pryor Creek, OK	9,417	$42,672	22.9%
Cairo, GA	9,395	$38,068	31.2%
Middletown, PA	9,410	$51,222	7.4%

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