Schaefferstown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Schaefferstown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$33,779	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$85,580	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$96,250	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$50,531	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,595	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.7%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Schaefferstown is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Schaefferstown is 55% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Schaefferstown is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Schaefferstown is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,047 $85,580 $171,160

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Schaefferstown median earnings by income bracket

Schaefferstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	18.8%	18.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	40.3%	40.3%
Public administration	9.9%	9.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	15.8%	15.8%

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Schaefferstown, PA	907	$85,580	54.7%

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Butte Valley, CA	907	$80,984	46.4%
Melville, LA	907	$0	100.0%
Liberty, MS	907	$32,270	41.7%
La Union, NM	907	$42,163	23.8%
Graniteville, VT	907	$0	100.0%
Schaefferstown, PA	907	$85,580	54.7%

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