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Jefferson borough, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson borough is $22,183, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson borough median household income is $69,063, which has grown by 58.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson borough residents spend 32.7 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, #1112

Jefferson borough, PA	22,183 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

Jefferson borough, PA	33,229 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

Jefferson borough, PA	40,625 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

Jefferson borough, PA	27,500 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, #233

Jefferson borough, PA	69,063 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson borough, PA	60,746 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #167

Jefferson borough, PA	58.61%
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

	Jefferson borough, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.31%	$1,737, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.47%	$18,662, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.43%	$0, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.74%	$13,951, 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

Jefferson borough, PA	75,694 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson borough, PA	68,618 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

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$69,063, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$27,250, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,019, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$75,250, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$17,273, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	483, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	234, 48.45%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	179, 76.50%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	179, 76.50%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	159, 88.83%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 11.17%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	55, 23.50%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	249, 51.55%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	154, 61.85%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	154, 61.85%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	140, 90.91%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 9.09%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95, 38.15%, 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

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	294, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	239, 81.29%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	41, 13.95%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	4, 1.36%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 1.02%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 2.38%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson borough, PA	32.7 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

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	299	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	159, 53.18%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 16.35%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19, 11.95%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 16.98%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.26%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 17.61%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 35.85%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	140, 46.82%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	49, 35.00%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31, 22.14%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 21.43%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 5.71%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 2.14%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 13.57%, 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

	Jefferson borough, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	299, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 2.01%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	32, 10.70%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	74, 24.75%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 7.36%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	34, 11.37%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5, 1.67%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	6, 2.01%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11, 3.68%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 3.68%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	47, 15.72%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 7.69%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 2.68%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20, 6.69%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson borough, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	124	19.50%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38	20.65%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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