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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Williamsport, PA

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- Household income in Williamsport, is 32% less than it is in Mechanicsburg and is 53% below the National Average.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Williamsport unemployment rate is 9.2%.
 Mechanicsburg, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,380  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,060$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,786  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mechanicsburg, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mechanicsburg, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.1%13.1%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 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 12 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 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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