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Media, PA vs Chambersburg, PA

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- Household income in Chambersburg, is 38% less than it is in Media and is 43% below the National Average.
- Media unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Chambersburg unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Media, PAChambersburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,382  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,323$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,318  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Media, PAChambersburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Media, PAChambersburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services5.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.8%13.1%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Chambersburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

chambersburg is a black hole once you move here you never get out! it is commonly referred to as the arm pitt of pa absolutly nothing here.  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Well, from our point of view, if one moves to Chambersburg Pa. they go down hill! My Son moved there three years ago, he came from two metro areas Los Angeles and Also  More

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