Monessen, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Monessen	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$28,028	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$45,658	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,094	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,003	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,732	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,596	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.5%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Monessen is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Monessen is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Monessen is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Monessen is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,435 $45,658 $91,316

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Monessen median earnings by income bracket

Monessen employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.6%	1.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	5.2%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	18.7%	18.7%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.1%	18.1%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	21.0%	21.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McMurray, PA	4,167	$142,000	156.7%
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Baidland, PA	1,520	$102,197	84.7%
Monessen, PA	7,287	$45,658	17.5%

Cities with similar population

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Winters, CA	7,285	$92,538	67.3%
North Amherst, MA	7,290	$36,395	34.2%
Olivarez, TX	7,293	$54,447	1.6%
Lacombe, LA	7,294	$61,513	11.2%
West Concord, MA	7,294	$132,619	139.7%
Monessen, PA	7,287	$45,658	17.5%

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