Swarthmore, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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88%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

114%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Swarthmore	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$56,154	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$118,182	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$151,739	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$48,750	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,326	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$15,608	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Swarthmore is 88% higher than the national average
The median household income in Swarthmore is 114% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Swarthmore is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Swarthmore is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$78,780 $118,182 $236,364

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Swarthmore median earnings by income bracket

Swarthmore employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	8.0%	8.0%
Financial & insurance services	10.5%	10.5%
Wholesale & retail services	4.5%	4.5%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.3%	3.3%
Education, health & social services	37.5%	37.5%
Other	28.2%	28.2%

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Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
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Devon, PA	1,830	$144,295	160.8%
Swarthmore, PA	6,339	$118,182	113.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wilmore, KY	6,339	$65,964	19.2%
Braidwood, IL	6,338	$67,057	21.2%
Carrollton, VA	6,340	$100,066	80.9%
Skowhegan, ME	6,341	$43,551	21.3%
Peachland, BC	6,336	n/a
Swarthmore, PA	6,339	$118,182	113.6%

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