Rutherford, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rutherford	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$46,840	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$103,265	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$129,304	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,568	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,380	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,157	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rutherford is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rutherford is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rutherford is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rutherford is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,836 $103,265 $206,530

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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Rutherford median earnings by income bracket

Rutherford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	21.9%	21.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	28.4%	28.4%
Public administration	7.0%	7.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	19.1%	19.1%

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%
Maytown, PA	4,266	$151,717	86.5%
Skyline View, PA	4,531	$149,896	84.3%
Colony Park, PA	1,159	$137,783	69.4%
Rutherford, PA	5,726	$103,265	27.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waipio Acres, HI	5,724	$123,800	52.2%
Pelham Manor, NY	5,724	$282,619	247.5%
Charlemagne, QC	5,724	n/a
Zapata, TX	5,723	$44,177	45.7%
Redcliff, AB	5,723	n/a
Rutherford, PA	5,726	$103,265	27.0%

Source: The Rutherford, 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.