2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Mechanicsburg, PA vs Richmond, IN

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- Household income in Richmond, is 37% less than it is in Mechanicsburg and is 66% below the National Average.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Mechanicsburg, PARichmond, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%29.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.8%4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,380$23,880$37,638
 Household Income$65,994$41,569$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,786$55,433$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mechanicsburg, PARichmond, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%8.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.6%12.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%11.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.3%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.1%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%1.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mechanicsburg, PARichmond, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%11.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%3.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care0.9%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.8%25.1%13.1%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 11 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 15 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Richmond    5 Reviews

do you see any changes no and lot of people don't even vote in this poverty retirement town. most of the educated people have left Richmond and Indiana all together. Be  More

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Over 11 years ago

Richmond is an attractive city for the most part, but for its population there is way to much crime. The police seem to worry more about petty issues like driving  More

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Over 13 years ago

Richmond is a great city homes here are very reasonable to buy. We have great parks. And lots of things to do for a town our size. I was born here so were my parents and  More

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