Tamaqua, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tamaqua	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$35,236	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$56,127	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,056	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,345	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,951	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,488	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.2%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tamaqua is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tamaqua is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tamaqua is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tamaqua is 40% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,414 $56,127 $112,254

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Tamaqua median earnings by income bracket

Tamaqua employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	31.7%	31.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	22.8%	22.8%

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Kempton, PA	106	$124,194	52.7%
Tamaqua, PA	6,861	$56,127	31.0%

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Norwich, NY	6,861	$54,529	33.0%
Ambridge, PA	6,861	$64,009	21.3%
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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL	6,862	$103,484	27.2%
Douglas, NB	6,862	n/a
Tamaqua, PA	6,861	$56,127	31.0%

Source: The Tamaqua, 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.