Norvelt, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Norvelt	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$41,538	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$72,297	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,299	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,465	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,507	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,996	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Norvelt is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Norvelt is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Norvelt is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Norvelt is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,193 $72,297 $144,594

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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Norvelt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.2%	15.2%
Manufacturing sector	28.7%	28.7%
Financial & insurance services	6.2%	6.2%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	17.4%	17.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	3.9%	3.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manor, PA	3,399	$160,710	97.6%
Calumet, PA	1,468	$115,660	42.2%
Collinsburg, PA	1,003	$113,536	39.6%
Level Green, PA	4,060	$109,277	34.4%
Bear Rocks, PA	1,206	$102,833	26.4%
Norvelt, PA	879	$72,297	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mosses, AL	879	$40,251	50.5%
Reece City, AL	879	$83,640	2.8%
Clark Fork, ID	879	$53,803	33.8%
Cissna Park, IL	879	$64,044	21.3%
Roseville, IL	879	$63,509	21.9%
Norvelt, PA	879	$72,297	11.1%

Source: The Norvelt, 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.