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Williamsport Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Williamsport Area is $23,531, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Williamsport Area median household income is $45,877. On average Williamsport Area residents spend 19.1 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, #434

Williamsport Area	23,531 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

Williamsport Area	26,567 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

Williamsport Area	32,827 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

Williamsport Area	20,838 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, #427

Williamsport Area	45,877 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Williamsport Area	57,790 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Williamsport Area	9.61%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Williamsport 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

	Williamsport Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.97%	$8,024, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.69%	$17,254, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$2,022, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.32%	$17,968, 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

Williamsport Area	57,739 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Williamsport Area	68,362 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

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$46,985, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$27,352, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,073, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$80,313, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,750, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$10,938, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,159, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$20,636, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,891, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,200, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$31,740, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,528, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	46,417, 48.59%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	31,308, 67.45%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	31,304, 67.44%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	28,434, 90.83%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,870, 9.17%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,109, 32.55%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	49,111, 51.41%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	27,408, 55.81%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	27,408, 55.81%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	25,267, 92.19%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,141, 7.81%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,703, 44.19%, 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

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	52,779, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	43,253, 81.95%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,659, 8.83%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	794, 1.50%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	2,058, 3.90%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	681, 1.29%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,334, 2.53%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Williamsport Area	19.1 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

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,701	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	28,434, 52.95%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,083, 24.91%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,115, 14.47%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,662, 16.40%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	158, 0.56%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,848, 10.02%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,266, 25.55%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	25,267, 47.05%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,519, 33.72%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,829, 23.07%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,706, 34.46%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 0.15%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	78, 0.31%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,082, 8.24%, 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

	Williamsport Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,701, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,415, 2.63%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	3,228, 6.01%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,237, 15.34%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,314, 2.45%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,783, 12.63%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,223, 6.00%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	701, 1.31%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,512, 4.68%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,946, 7.35%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,249, 24.67%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,187, 7.80%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,229, 4.15%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,677, 4.99%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Williamsport Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,395	14.76%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,132	10.49%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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