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Short Pump, VA vs Royersford, PA

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- Household income in Royersford, is 49% less than it is in Short Pump and is 15% below the National Average.
- Short Pump unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Royersford unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Short Pump, VARoyersford, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,135  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,932$69,021
 Family Median Income$155,274  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Short Pump, VARoyersford, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Short Pump, VARoyersford, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  More

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Reviews for Royersford    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Suburban setting yet close to Philly and  More

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Royersford was my native town, I grew up there. I was there when the population was less than 4,000, and when the businesses would close at 6 to 8 pm every night; I  More

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Over 19 years ago

I made $100K profit on a town house in just 3  More

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