Scranton, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scranton	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$35,576	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$61,065	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,072	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,113	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,948	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,399	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.8%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scranton is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scranton is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scranton is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scranton is 45% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,705 $61,065 $122,130

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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Scranton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	18.4%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	8.8%
Education, health & social services	14.7%	14.7%
Other	25.7%	25.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waverly, PA	696	$164,644	102.4%
Mount Cobb, PA	1,861	$163,351	100.8%
Laflin, PA	1,481	$130,953	61.0%
Clarks Green, PA	1,318	$130,323	60.2%
Chinchilla, PA	2,198	$119,834	47.3%
Scranton, PA	79,887	$61,065	24.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Racine, WI	79,849	$64,789	20.3%
Saint-Jérôme, QC	79,702	n/a
Kendall, FL	79,660	$107,653	32.4%
Jonesboro, AR	79,653	$69,432	14.6%
Waldorf, MD	79,554	$151,731	86.6%
Scranton, PA	79,887	$61,065	24.9%

Source: The Scranton, 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.