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Birdsboro, PA vs McKeesport, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in McKeesport, is 55% less than it is in Birdsboro and is 115% below the National Average.
- Birdsboro unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- McKeesport unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Birdsboro, PAMcKeesport, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,833  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,042$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,318  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Birdsboro, PAMcKeesport, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock23.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Birdsboro, PAMcKeesport, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services7.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Birdsboro    3 Reviews

The first thing you will notice is the landfill and the oder that fills the valley when you enter Birdsboro from 422. Most of the housing and abandoned factories are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Birdsboro for 13 years. I absolutely love being near Lancaster County (amish country) and we go there often in good weather. The people here are  More

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Quiet,safe,isolated and near beautiful, quaint amish country. Unfavorable: Just a few hot summer weekends when the Park public pool attracts drinking/partying/low  More

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Reviews for Mckeesport    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

there are not enough rec centers for these childern to go too. after my son got shot i started looking around mckeesport for things for him to do and there was  More

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