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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sunbury Area is $22,633, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sunbury Area median household income is $41,560. On average Sunbury Area residents spend 23.1 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, #505

Sunbury Area	22,633 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

Sunbury Area	27,671 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

Sunbury Area	32,782 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

Sunbury Area	22,413 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, #625

Sunbury Area	41,560 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sunbury Area	53,843 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Sunbury Area	7.90%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Sunbury Area 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

	Sunbury Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.86%	$7,919, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.74%	$17,002, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.93%	$2,709, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.15%	$15,341, 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

Sunbury Area	54,004 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sunbury Area	64,700 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

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$41,660, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$25,481, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,875, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$73,631, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,554, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,167, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$87,939, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$27,234, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,078, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,568, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$28,777, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	77,853, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	39,110, 50.24%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	23,543, 60.20%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.06%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	23,520, 60.14%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21,516, 91.48%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,004, 8.52%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,567, 39.80%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	38,743, 49.76%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,164, 54.63%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21,164, 54.63%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,458, 91.94%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,706, 8.06%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,579, 45.37%, 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

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	40,275, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	33,423, 82.99%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,680, 9.14%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	121, 0.30%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,152, 2.86%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	640, 1.59%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,259, 3.13%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sunbury Area	23.1 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

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,974	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	21,516, 52.51%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,438, 20.63%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,442, 16.00%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,931, 13.62%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	221, 1.03%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,328, 10.82%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,406, 29.77%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	19,458, 47.49%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,756, 34.72%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,823, 24.79%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,268, 32.21%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	67, 0.34%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 0.13%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,477, 7.59%, 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

	Sunbury Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,974, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,183, 2.89%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	2,657, 6.48%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,609, 13.69%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,042, 2.54%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,600, 13.67%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,209, 5.39%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	408, 1.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,450, 3.54%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,873, 4.57%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,468, 27.99%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,011, 7.35%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,667, 6.51%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,797, 4.39%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sunbury Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,673	14.16%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,462	9.76%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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