Schaefferstown, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Schaefferstown	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$50,711	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$128,789	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$141,621	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,579	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,946	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.7%	4.9%
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 58% 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

$85,850 $128,789 $257,578

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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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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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Gretna, PA	171	$201,400	147.6%
Penryn, PA	1,085	$179,192	120.3%
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Fivepointville, PA	1,283	$152,538	87.5%
Schaefferstown, PA	929	$128,789	58.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dollar Point, CA	929	$124,151	52.6%
Afton, IA	929	$81,520	0.2%
Hazelton, ID	929	$58,882	27.6%
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD	929	$367,492	351.8%
Saugatuck, MI	929	$134,817	65.8%
Schaefferstown, PA	929	$128,789	58.3%

Source: The Schaefferstown, 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.