Shade Gap, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shade Gap	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$31,300	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$82,843	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,145	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,371	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,617	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.6%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shade Gap is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shade Gap is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shade Gap is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shade Gap is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,223 $82,843 $165,686

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Shade Gap employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	27.6%	27.6%
Manufacturing sector	24.1%	24.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.4%	3.4%
Other	44.8%	44.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scotland, PA	763	$124,995	53.7%
Saltillo, PA	369	$93,675	15.2%
Newton Hamilton, PA	264	$92,044	13.2%
Broad Top City, PA	479	$88,467	8.8%
Three Springs, PA	613	$86,712	6.6%
Shade Gap, PA	128	$82,843	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cold Bay, AK	128	$178,138	119.0%
Kokhanok, AK	128	$49,874	38.7%
Eldridge, AL	128	$79,418	2.4%
Cold Springs CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	128	$59,104	27.3%
Hyampom, CA	128	$0	100.0%
Shade Gap, PA	128	$82,843	1.9%

Source: The Shade Gap, 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.