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West Homestead, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Homestead is $25,499, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. West Homestead median household income is $46,375, which has grown by 39.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Homestead residents spend 25.5 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, #723

West Homestead, PA	25,499 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

West Homestead, PA	32,850 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

West Homestead, PA	34,250 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

West Homestead, PA	31,042 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, #921

West Homestead, PA	46,375 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Homestead, PA	55,471 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #476

West Homestead, PA	39.23%
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

	West Homestead, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.26%	$4,136, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.35%	$19,227, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$1,584, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.32%	$14,668, 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

West Homestead, PA	68,233 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Homestead, PA	70,722 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

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$52,009, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$23,750, see rank	$32,606	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$24,179, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,938, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,528, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$27,679, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,585, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	687, 43.34%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	423, 61.57%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	423, 61.57%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	367, 86.76%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	56, 13.24%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	264, 38.43%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	898, 56.66%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	455, 50.67%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	455, 50.67%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	398, 87.47%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 12.53%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	443, 49.33%, 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

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	747, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	618, 82.73%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62, 8.30%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	35, 4.69%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	9, 1.20%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 1.34%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 1.74%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Homestead, PA	25.5 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

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	765	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	367, 47.97%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	148, 40.33%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 17.71%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47, 12.81%, 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	29, 7.90%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70, 19.07%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	398, 52.03%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	188, 47.24%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	60, 15.08%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 31.41%, 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	5, 1.26%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 4.02%, 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

	West Homestead, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	765, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	50, 6.54%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44, 5.75%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31, 4.05%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	85, 11.11%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	49, 6.41%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.70%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	77, 10.07%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	89, 11.63%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	192, 25.10%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	65, 8.50%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 4.84%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33, 4.31%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Homestead, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	183	10.21%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	34	6.68%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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