Philadelphia, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$29,644	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$49,127	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,089	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,648	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,854	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,701	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Philadelphia is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Philadelphia is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Philadelphia is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Philadelphia is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,748 $49,127 $98,254

City

$36,593 $54,895 $109,790

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Philadelphia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.9%	7.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.4%	8.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	18.5%	18.5%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$214,583	287.9%
Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
Haverford College, PA	1,243	$176,397	218.9%
Springdale, NJ	14,111	$153,178	176.9%
Haddonfield, NJ	11,342	$151,579	174.0%
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	$49,127	11.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Antonio, TX	1,529,133	$53,420	3.4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	$60,914	10.1%
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	$83,454	50.9%
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	$49,127	11.2%

Source: The Philadelphia, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).