State College, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	State College	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$32,049	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$57,652	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$173,820	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,645	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$13,055	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$9,614	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	43.8%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in State College is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in State College is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in State College is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in State College is 190% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,430 $57,652 $115,304

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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State College median earnings by income bracket

State College employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.6%	2.6%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	4.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.4%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.8%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	35.7%	35.7%
Other	35.8%	35.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stormstown, PA	2,513	$184,741	127.1%
Boalsburg, PA	4,520	$162,154	99.4%
Pine Grove Mills, PA	1,677	$155,723	91.5%
Houserville, PA	1,829	$142,717	75.5%
Ramblewood, PA	558	$130,988	61.1%
State College, PA	43,467	$57,652	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Midland, MI	43,447	$93,363	14.8%
Linden, NJ	43,551	$112,218	38.0%
Mankato, MN	43,578	$78,663	3.3%
Apache Junction, AZ	43,334	$68,476	15.8%
West Babylon, NY	43,319	$156,970	93.0%
State College, PA	43,467	$57,652	29.1%

Source: The State College, 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.