New Salem, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Salem	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$58,011	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$131,693	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$133,324	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$92,088	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,623	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,001	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Salem is 29% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Salem is 62% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Salem is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Salem is 74% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$87,786 $131,693 $263,386

City

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

State

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

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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New Salem median earnings by income bracket

New Salem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	25.2%	25.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.2%	25.2%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.7%	15.7%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	9.1%	9.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stonybrook, PA	3,270	$174,617	114.7%
Grantley, PA	4,408	$152,676	87.7%
Lake Meade, PA	2,570	$151,932	86.8%
Maytown, PA	4,266	$151,717	86.5%
New Freedom, PA	4,869	$145,655	79.1%
New Salem, PA	918	$131,693	61.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McCloud, CA	918	$62,626	23.0%
Beaverdale, IA	918	$100,146	23.1%
Lansing, IA	918	$56,754	30.2%
Benton, KS	918	$117,942	45.0%
Riverton, KS	918	$61,579	24.3%
New Salem, PA	918	$131,693	61.9%

Source: The New Salem, 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.