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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Northwest Area School District is $21,839, which is lower than the state average of $27,049 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Northwest Area School District median household income is $51,163. On average Northwest Area School District residents spend 31.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #321

Northwest Area School District	21,839 USD
Pennsylvania	27,049 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	28,087 USD
Pennsylvania	29,618 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	34,631 USD
Pennsylvania	36,024 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	22,307 USD
Pennsylvania	23,507 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #209

Northwest Area School District	51,163 USD
Pennsylvania	50,398 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	58,050 USD
Pennsylvania	67,282 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Northwest Area School District	6.79%
Pennsylvania	22.89%
U.S.	19.17%

*The Northwest Area School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. 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

	Northwest Area School District		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.86%	$3,710, see rank	27.83%	$11,447	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.62%	$15,622, see rank	31.52%	$15,908	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.39%	$1,801, see rank	3.21%	$2,847	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	26.61%	$14,468, see rank	20.08%	$17,889	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	59,167 USD
Pennsylvania	63,364 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Northwest Area School District	64,470 USD
Pennsylvania	80,704 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Northwest Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$50,875, see rank	$53,023	$54,999
Hispanic	$19,583, see rank	$32,876	$41,534
Two or More Races	$61,250, see rank	$37,375	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Northwest Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$32,750, see rank	$23,737	$26,465
25 to 44	$62,426, see rank	$57,751	$57,132
45 to 64	$63,417, see rank	$62,923	$63,398
65 or over	$26,891, see rank	$30,708	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Northwest Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,688	see rank	10,147,657	238,733,844
Male¹	3,862	50.23%, see rank	48.06%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,467	63.88%, see rank	68.89%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3	0.08%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,464	63.80%, see rank	68.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,259	91.68%, see rank	92.26%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	205	8.32%, see rank	7.74%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,395	36.12%, see rank	31.11%	29.08%
Female¹	3,826	49.77%, see rank	51.94%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,171	56.74%, see rank	58.03%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,171	56.74%, see rank	58.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,088	96.18%, see rank	93.19%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	83	3.82%, see rank	6.81%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,655	43.26%, see rank	41.97%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Northwest Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,214	100%	5,799,572	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,607	85.60%, see rank	76.44%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	442	10.49%, see rank	9.42%	10.35%
Public Transportation	3	0.07%, see rank	5.39%	4.94%
Walked	86	2.04%, see rank	3.99%	2.85%
Other Means	3	0.07%, see rank	1.26%	1.72%
Worked at Home	73	1.73%, see rank	3.51%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Northwest Area School District	31.0 minutes
Pennsylvania	25.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Northwest Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,347	-	5,940,972	141,833,331
Male¹	2,259	51.97%, see rank	52.04%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	419	18.55%, see rank	32.26%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	219	9.69%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	374	16.56%, see rank	17.28%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40	1.77%, see rank	0.62%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	377	16.69%, see rank	9.41%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	596	26.38%, see rank	20.86%	18.08%
Female¹	2,088	48.03%, see rank	47.96%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	658	31.51%, see rank	38.43%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	505	24.19%, see rank	20.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	761	36.45%, see rank	34.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3	0.14%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5	0.24%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	142	6.80%, see rank	6.39%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Northwest Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,347	100%	5,940,972	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	72	1.66%, see rank	1.25%	1.86%
Construction	425	9.78%, see rank	6.20%	7.13%
Manufacturing	574	13.20%, see rank	12.98%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	198	4.55%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	587	13.50%, see rank	11.68%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	399	9.18%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	133	3.06%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	191	4.39%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	223	5.13%, see rank	9.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,004	23.10%, see rank	24.76%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	166	3.82%, see rank	7.77%	8.86%
Public Administration	217	4.99%, see rank	4.12%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	158	3.63%, see rank	4.68%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Northwest Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	980	10.36%, see rank	12.38%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	209	7.71%, see rank	8.54%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.