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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mechanicsburg is $30,068, which is about the same as the state average of $28,912 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Mechanicsburg median household income is $58,342, which has grown by 29.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mechanicsburg residents spend 20.1 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, #361

Mechanicsburg, PA	30,068 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

Mechanicsburg, PA	32,292 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

Mechanicsburg, PA	35,619 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

Mechanicsburg, PA	26,426 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, #432

Mechanicsburg, PA	58,342 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mechanicsburg, PA	68,259 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #736

Mechanicsburg, PA	29.08%
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

	Mechanicsburg, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.11%	$7,804, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.73%	$17,257, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.02%	$3,191, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.71%	$25,219, 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

Mechanicsburg, PA	66,359 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mechanicsburg, PA	79,921 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

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$57,628, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$63,214, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Asian	$38,281, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
One Race, Other	$41,607, see rank	$30,604	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$35,395, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,100, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,449, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$54,038, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,266, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	3,497, 48.13%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,683, 76.72%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,683, 76.72%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,422, 90.27%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	261, 9.73%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	814, 23.28%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	3,769, 51.87%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,475, 65.67%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,475, 65.67%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,311, 93.37%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	164, 6.63%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,294, 34.33%, 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

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,569, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,888, 85.10%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	297, 6.50%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 0.20%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	224, 4.90%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 0.72%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	118, 2.58%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mechanicsburg, PA	20.1 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

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,733	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,422, 51.17%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	930, 38.40%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	296, 12.22%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	322, 13.29%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 0.74%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	224, 9.25%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	524, 21.64%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	2,311, 48.83%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	832, 36.00%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	533, 23.06%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	766, 33.15%, 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	180, 7.79%, 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

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,733, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	27, 0.57%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	284, 6.00%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	280, 5.92%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	136, 2.87%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	741, 15.66%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	285, 6.02%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	31, 0.65%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	260, 5.49%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	523, 11.05%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,216, 25.69%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	352, 7.44%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	363, 7.67%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	235, 4.97%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mechanicsburg, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	601	6.72%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	146	6.02%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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