2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Jenkintown, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Philadelphia, is 56% less than it is in Jenkintown and is 31% below the National Average.
- Jenkintown unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
 Jenkintown, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%10.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%28.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.1%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,624$32,344$37,638
 Household Income$120,172$52,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$145,292$61,655$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jenkintown, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.8%17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.9%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K3.0%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.4%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.6%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jenkintown, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.5%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science16.1%5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.9%1.8%
 Legal2.9%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.2%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.9%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.0%5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care5.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.8%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%5.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.8%12.0%13.1%
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Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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