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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brownsville is $16,457, which is much lower than the state average of $28,912 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Brownsville median household income is $23,062, which has grown by 24.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brownsville residents spend 28.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1643

Brownsville, PA	16,457 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	22,219 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	29,583 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	17,857 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1718

Brownsville, PA	23,062 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	34,613 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #869

Brownsville, PA	24.26%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brownsville, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.23%	$4,285, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.14%	$14,635, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.79%	$2,037, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.09%	$17,339, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	34,491 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brownsville, PA	47,768 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$24,475, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$11,731, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Two or More Races	$15,694, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$8,707, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,477, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$23,276, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$21,500, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,908, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	870, 45.60%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	476, 54.71%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	476, 54.71%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	425, 89.29%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	51, 10.71%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	394, 45.29%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,038, 54.40%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	493, 47.50%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	493, 47.50%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	453, 91.89%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 8.11%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	545, 52.50%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	862, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	658, 76.33%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	129, 14.97%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.58%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	28, 3.25%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 1.86%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	26, 3.02%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brownsville, PA	28.0 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	878	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	425, 48.41%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	128, 30.12%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	99, 23.29%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54, 12.71%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	52, 12.24%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	86, 20.24%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	453, 51.59%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91, 20.09%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	217, 47.90%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 27.59%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 4.42%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brownsville, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	878, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 0.91%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	59, 6.72%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	64, 7.29%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	89, 10.14%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 6.49%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40, 4.56%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	103, 11.73%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	193, 21.98%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	183, 20.84%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	66, 7.52%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16, 1.82%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brownsville, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	757	32.21%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	152	26.71%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.