Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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88%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Penn State Erie (Behrend)	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$5,168	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$5,135	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$4,057	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	n/a	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 88% lower than the national average
The median household income in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

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City

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

State

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

Nation

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Penn State Erie (Behrend) median earnings by income bracket

Penn State Erie (Behrend) employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.7%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	7.5%	7.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.4%	27.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	16.6%	16.6%
Other	44.0%	44.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairview, PA	2,853	$140,843	73.2%
Northwest Harborcreek, PA	9,651	$94,574	16.3%
Fairview borough, PA	196	$91,596	12.6%
Lawrence Park, PA	3,928	$86,061	5.8%
McKean, PA	467	$83,830	3.1%
Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA	1,649	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dauphin Island, AL	1,649	$96,043	18.1%
Vienna, IL	1,649	$46,401	42.9%
Sun Prairie, MT	1,649	$67,701	16.8%
Middleburg, PA	1,649	$82,604	1.6%
Olivet, TN	1,649	$93,559	15.0%
Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA	1,649	$0	100.0%

Source: The Penn State Erie (Behrend), 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.