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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Bedford is $27,106, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. New Bedford median household income is $49,844. On average New Bedford residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.0 minutes and is about the same as 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, #557

New Bedford, PA	27,106 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

New Bedford, PA	27,438 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

New Bedford, PA	40,238 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

New Bedford, PA	20,089 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, #736

New Bedford, PA	49,844 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Bedford, PA	58,309 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

New Bedford, PA	6.81%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The New Bedford, PA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. 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

	New Bedford, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.05%	$12,388, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	57.14%	$18,192, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.14%	$4,867, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	31.90%	$15,684, 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

New Bedford, PA	73,542 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Bedford, PA	77,673 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

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$49,844, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
25 to 44	$86,250, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,750, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$34,688, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	827, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	437, 52.84%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	248, 56.75%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	248, 56.75%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	248, 100.00%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	189, 43.25%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	390, 47.16%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	238, 61.03%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	238, 61.03%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	225, 94.54%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 5.46%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	152, 38.97%, 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

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	464, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	408, 87.93%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	27, 5.82%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	29, 6.25%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Bedford, PA	25.7 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

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	473	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	248, 52.43%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34, 13.71%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 14.11%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44, 17.74%, 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	34, 13.71%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 29.03%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	225, 47.57%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 42.22%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	80, 35.56%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 18.22%, 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	9, 4.00%, 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

	New Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	473, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	35, 7.40%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	94, 19.87%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 1.69%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 1.90%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31, 6.55%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48, 10.15%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	29, 6.13%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	109, 23.04%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	42, 8.88%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	28, 5.92%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	40, 8.46%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	New Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	50	5.49%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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