Swarthmore, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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85%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

120%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Swarthmore	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$83,146	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$179,051	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$228,000	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,035	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$41,733	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$22,665	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Swarthmore is 85% higher than the national average
The median household income in Swarthmore is 120% 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

$119,355 $179,051 $358,102

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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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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rose Valley, PA	1,190	$283,512	248.6%
Haverford College, PA	1,268	$263,552	224.0%
Richwood, NJ	4,103	$249,063	206.2%
Greenwich, NJ	2,805	$216,787	166.5%
Devon, PA	1,869	$214,857	164.2%
Swarthmore, PA	6,531	$179,051	120.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lynchburg, Moore County, TN	6,531	$96,428	18.6%
Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL	6,530	$113,598	39.7%
Shannon, QC	6,530	n/a
Dillon, SC	6,529	$59,784	26.5%
Carrollton, VA	6,533	$150,067	84.5%
Swarthmore, PA	6,531	$179,051	120.1%

Source: The Swarthmore, 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.