Penbrook, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Penbrook	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$34,009	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$73,937	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,206	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,791	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,764	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,496	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Penbrook is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Penbrook is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Penbrook is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Penbrook is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,286 $73,937 $147,874

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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Penbrook employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%	11.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	26.2%	26.2%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	22.1%	22.1%
Other	14.9%	14.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,118	$367,783	352.2%
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA	66	$242,578	198.3%
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Skyline View, PA	4,531	$149,896	84.3%
Colony Park, PA	1,159	$137,783	69.4%
Penbrook, PA	3,073	$73,937	9.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Douglas, MA	3,073	$114,296	40.5%
Pleasant Hill, PA	3,073	$73,474	9.7%
East Prairie, MO	3,072	$41,440	49.0%
Hennessey, OK	3,072	$75,542	7.1%
Stanton, TX	3,072	$89,279	9.8%
Penbrook, PA	3,073	$73,937	9.1%

Source: The Penbrook, 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.