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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Penn is $19,093, which is much lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Penn median household income is $52,589, which has grown by 46.23% 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 Penn residents spend 25.2 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, #1461

Penn, PA	19,093 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

Penn, PA	25,144 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

Penn, PA	25,000 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

Penn, PA	25,163 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, #620

Penn, PA	52,589 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Penn, PA	54,497 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #350

Penn, PA	46.23%
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

	Penn, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.71%	$1,442, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.00%	$15,710, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.95%	$2,625, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.68%	$18,088, 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

Penn, PA	53,281 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Penn, PA	56,664 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

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$52,679, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$52,917, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,393, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,969, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$29,375, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	442, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	219, 49.55%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	195, 89.04%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	195, 89.04%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	177, 90.77%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 9.23%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24, 10.96%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	223, 50.45%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	150, 67.26%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	150, 67.26%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	144, 96.00%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 4.00%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	73, 32.74%, 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

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	319, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	268, 84.01%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	41, 12.85%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.63%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.63%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 1.88%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Penn, PA	25.2 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

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	321	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	177, 55.14%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27, 15.25%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	49, 27.68%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50, 28.25%, 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	11, 6.21%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 16.95%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	144, 44.86%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 18.06%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	59, 40.97%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	57, 39.58%, 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	2, 1.39%, 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

	Penn, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	321, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2, 0.62%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	15, 4.67%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 8.41%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 1.25%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	77, 23.99%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 5.30%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	6, 1.87%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 1.56%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	27, 8.41%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	73, 22.74%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51, 15.89%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 1.87%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11, 3.43%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Penn, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	98	16.44%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21	13.38%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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