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Newport, PA vs Palmyra, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palmyra, is 16% less than it is in Newport and is 23% below the National Average.
- Newport unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Palmyra unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Newport, PAPalmyra, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,907  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$56,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,679  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newport, PAPalmyra, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newport, PAPalmyra, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Palmyra    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Palmyra is very family friendly and just friendly in general. A great place to raise a family. I don't know what statistics say but we are very pleased with the school  More

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