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Powell, WY vs Williamsport, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Williamsport, is 25% less than it is in Powell and is 53% below the National Average.
- Powell unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Williamsport unemployment rate is 9.2%.
 Powell, WYWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%9.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.3%7.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,302$24,717$37,638
 Household Income$60,210$45,060$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,090$54,367$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Powell, WYWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%6.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.0%9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.4%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%2.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Powell, WYWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%10.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%3.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.4%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.2%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.2%5.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.8%16.1%13.1%
Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 8 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 8 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 11 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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