2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Mount Carmel, PA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Scranton, is 10% more than it is in Mount Carmel and is 56% below the National Average.
- Mount Carmel unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Scranton unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Mount Carmel, PAScranton, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.8%8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%26.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.1%6.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,776$25,132$37,638
 Household Income$39,976$44,161$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,208$61,783$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Carmel, PAScranton, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.6%14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%7.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.4%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%11.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.3%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.0%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.0%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Carmel, PAScranton, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.9%9.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%5.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.3%5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.3%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.7%18.3%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Carmel    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

cost of living is very cheap, although jobs are  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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