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Greensburg, PA vs Carlisle, PA

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- Household income in Carlisle, is 5% more than it is in Greensburg and is 32% below the National Average.
- Greensburg unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Carlisle unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Greensburg, PACarlisle, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,205  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,098$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,867  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Greensburg, PACarlisle, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Greensburg, PACarlisle, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Greensburg    7 Reviews

I commonly refer to greensburg as "grimsburg". Mainly because it is grim, depressing, rude, snobby, and downright pathetic. On any given day, you can find people of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for 3 long years. These are the rudest most ignorent people I have ever met. I have lived all over the US.and I must say I have never lived in a place  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've had the good fortune in life to live all over the United States. I have to say that this is the WORST place I have ever lived. The people are the rudest most  More

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Reviews for Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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