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Harrisburg, Carlisle Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Harrisburg, Carlisle Area is $30,404, which is higher than the state average of $28,912 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Harrisburg, Carlisle Area median household income is $57,461. On average Harrisburg, Carlisle Area residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower 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, #77

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	30,404 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

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	32,580 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

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	38,958 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

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	27,251 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, #93

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	57,461 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	74,177 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	4.29%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Harrisburg, Carlisle Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.56%	$10,194, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.06%	$18,061, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.48%	$2,894, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.51%	$23,294, 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

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	71,992 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	87,942 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

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$60,894, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$36,620, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,526, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$68,953, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$48,854, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,288, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$34,069, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,408, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$29,864, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,301, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,784, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$40,546, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	448,755, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	217,117, 48.38%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	152,372, 70.18%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	855, 0.39%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	151,517, 69.79%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	141,005, 93.06%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,512, 6.94%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	64,745, 29.82%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	231,638, 51.62%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	142,269, 61.42%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	47, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	142,222, 61.40%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	132,729, 93.33%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,493, 6.67%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	89,369, 38.58%, 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

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	270,172, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	219,925, 81.40%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	24,709, 9.15%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,104, 1.52%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	9,342, 3.46%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	2,679, 0.99%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9,413, 3.48%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	21.9 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

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	273,734	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	141,005, 51.51%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48,655, 34.51%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18,779, 13.32%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,085, 18.50%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	840, 0.60%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,227, 7.25%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28,453, 20.18%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	132,729, 48.49%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53,800, 40.53%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	26,321, 19.83%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44,556, 33.57%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	257, 0.19%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	246, 0.19%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,249, 5.46%, 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

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	273,734, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,835, 1.04%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	13,962, 5.10%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22,436, 8.20%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8,421, 3.08%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	32,793, 11.98%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,088, 6.24%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	3,759, 1.37%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21,614, 7.90%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	27,175, 9.93%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	62,465, 22.82%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22,780, 8.32%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	25,859, 9.45%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12,547, 4.58%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Harrisburg, Carlisle Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	60,055	11.20%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10,773	7.53%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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