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Lykens, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lykens is $21,753, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lykens median household income is $42,578, which has grown by 25.80% 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 Lykens residents spend 31.4 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, #1160

Lykens, PA	21,753 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

Lykens, PA	27,763 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

Lykens, PA	37,788 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

Lykens, PA	22,596 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, #1110

Lykens, PA	42,578 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lykens, PA	51,510 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #813

Lykens, PA	25.80%
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

	Lykens, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.32%	$4,356, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.79%	$16,397, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.78%	$1,058, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.91%	$14,728, 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

Lykens, PA	51,759 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lykens, PA	61,318 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

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$41,985, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
25 to 44	$50,750, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,833, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$26,979, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,310, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	628, 47.94%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	413, 65.76%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	413, 65.76%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	395, 95.64%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 4.36%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	215, 34.24%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	682, 52.06%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	364, 53.37%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	364, 53.37%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	342, 93.96%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 6.04%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	318, 46.63%, 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

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	714, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	495, 69.33%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	167, 23.39%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.42%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	41, 5.74%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 1.12%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lykens, PA	31.4 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

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	737	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	395, 53.60%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57, 14.43%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59, 14.94%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68, 17.22%, 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	32, 8.10%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	166, 42.03%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	342, 46.40%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	134, 39.18%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	78, 22.81%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	85, 24.85%, 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	45, 13.16%, 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

	Lykens, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	737, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 1.49%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	31, 4.21%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	166, 22.52%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 2.99%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	67, 9.09%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 8.28%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.22%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 3.39%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	48, 6.51%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	115, 15.60%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	52, 7.06%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	86, 11.67%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	44, 5.97%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lykens, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	251	15.54%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	40	8.93%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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