West Fairview, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Fairview	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$41,887	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$82,757	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,599	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$83,580	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,534	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,570	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.7%	13.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in West Fairview is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in West Fairview is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Fairview is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Fairview is 17% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,165 $82,757 $165,514

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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West Fairview median earnings by income bracket

West Fairview employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.2%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	12.7%
Financial & insurance services	13.4%	13.4%
Wholesale & retail services	28.9%	28.9%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.0%	12.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	25.9%	25.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,118	$367,783	352.2%
Skyline View, PA	4,531	$149,896	84.3%
Colony Park, PA	1,159	$137,783	69.4%
Falmouth, PA	589	$134,775	65.7%
Camp Hill, PA	8,137	$134,013	64.8%
West Fairview, PA	1,284	$82,757	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coon Rapids, IA	1,284	$72,761	10.5%
Edina, MO	1,284	$41,696	48.7%
Thomas, OK	1,284	$80,093	1.5%
Kettleman City, CA	1,283	$82,335	1.2%
Fairview Park, IN	1,285	$73,935	9.1%
West Fairview, PA	1,284	$82,757	1.8%

Source: The West Fairview, 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.