North East, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North East	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$43,600	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$81,727	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$133,526	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,721	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,355	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,130	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.2%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in North East is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in North East is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North East is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in North East is 21% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,479 $81,727 $163,454

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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North East median earnings by income bracket

North East employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	45.0%	45.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	18.3%	18.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northwest Harborcreek, PA	9,651	$94,574	16.3%
Lawrence Park, PA	3,928	$86,061	5.8%
Sherman, NY	588	$68,237	16.1%
Ripley, NY	863	$65,995	18.9%
Wesleyville, PA	3,235	$63,093	22.4%
North East, PA	4,185	$81,727	0.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whiteriver, AZ	4,184	$51,825	36.3%
Crescent Springs, KY	4,184	$105,364	29.5%
St. James, MO	4,184	$64,260	21.0%
Nokomis, FL	4,186	$70,791	13.0%
Rose Hill, KS	4,186	$122,279	50.3%
North East, PA	4,185	$81,727	0.5%

Source: The North East, 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.