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Meyersdale, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meyersdale is $21,274, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meyersdale median household income is $37,431, which has grown by 51.84% 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 Meyersdale residents spend 24.4 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, #1219

Meyersdale, PA	21,274 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

Meyersdale, PA	24,359 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

Meyersdale, PA	28,854 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

Meyersdale, PA	20,383 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, #1393

Meyersdale, PA	37,431 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meyersdale, PA	47,713 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #258

Meyersdale, PA	51.84%
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

	Meyersdale, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.58%	$9,265, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.50%	$15,530, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.01%	$6,096, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.64%	$15,644, 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

Meyersdale, PA	51,250 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meyersdale, PA	58,261 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

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$37,465, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$24,063, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,095, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,250, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$28,295, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,641, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	796, 48.51%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	551, 69.22%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	551, 69.22%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	525, 95.28%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 4.72%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	245, 30.78%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	845, 51.49%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	374, 44.26%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	374, 44.26%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	354, 94.65%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 5.35%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	471, 55.74%, 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

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	875, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	664, 75.89%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	151, 17.26%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	40, 4.57%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 0.69%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 1.60%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meyersdale, PA	24.4 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

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	879	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	525, 59.73%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87, 16.57%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	62, 11.81%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58, 11.05%, 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	64, 12.19%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	213, 40.57%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	354, 40.27%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	112, 31.64%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	125, 35.31%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86, 24.29%, 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	31, 8.76%, 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

	Meyersdale, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	879, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	22, 2.50%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	49, 5.57%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	135, 15.36%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	43, 4.89%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	102, 11.60%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93, 10.58%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.02%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 3.41%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	199, 22.64%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	64, 7.28%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	70, 7.96%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	63, 7.17%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Meyersdale, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	313	15.85%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	77	13.95%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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