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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palmerton is $23,359, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Palmerton median household income is $44,833, which has grown by 42.23% 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 Palmerton residents spend 26.7 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, #978

Palmerton, PA	23,359 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

Palmerton, PA	24,692 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

Palmerton, PA	30,816 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

Palmerton, PA	23,186 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, #993

Palmerton, PA	44,833 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palmerton, PA	51,539 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #421

Palmerton, PA	42.23%
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

	Palmerton, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.45%	$11,231, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.85%	$16,504, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.19%	$279, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.00%	$12,093, 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

Palmerton, PA	59,875 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palmerton, PA	69,741 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

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$44,583, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Hispanic	$21,250, see rank	$34,491	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$18,484, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,157, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,918, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$26,273, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,470, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	2,129, 47.63%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,582, 74.31%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,582, 74.31%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,507, 95.26%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 4.74%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	547, 25.69%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	2,341, 52.37%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,388, 59.29%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,388, 59.29%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,326, 95.53%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 4.47%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	953, 40.71%, 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

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,811, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,937, 68.91%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	430, 15.30%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	19, 0.68%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	220, 7.83%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	181, 6.44%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24, 0.85%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palmerton, PA	26.7 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

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,833	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	1,507, 53.19%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	232, 15.39%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	187, 12.41%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140, 9.29%, 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	185, 12.28%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	645, 42.80%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	1,326, 46.81%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	289, 21.79%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	369, 27.83%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	601, 45.32%, 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	67, 5.05%, 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

	Palmerton, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,833, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	160, 5.65%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	529, 18.67%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	98, 3.46%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	470, 16.59%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	193, 6.81%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	88, 3.11%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	109, 3.85%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	274, 9.67%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	639, 22.56%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	139, 4.91%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	50, 1.76%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	84, 2.97%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Palmerton, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	655	12.17%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	85	7.01%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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