Plum, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Plum	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$39,416	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$82,704	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$94,375	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$52,325	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,634	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,348	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Plum is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Plum is 49% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Plum is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Plum is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,130 $82,704 $165,408

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Plum median earnings by income bracket

Plum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	16.9%	16.9%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fox Chapel, PA	5,104	$233,776	322.6%
Gibsonia, PA	2,372	$127,574	130.6%
Bakerstown, PA	3,016	$109,091	97.2%
Manor, PA	3,324	$106,875	93.2%
Bairdford, PA	524	$106,224	92.0%
Plum, PA	27,137	$82,704	49.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maywood, CA	27,127	$50,996	7.8%
Shaker Heights, OH	27,148	$88,635	60.2%
Erie, CO	27,157	$124,480	125.0%
Wilmette, IL	27,114	$161,765	192.4%
Statesville, NC	27,114	$42,004	24.1%
Plum, PA	27,137	$82,704	49.5%

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