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Sinking Spring, PA vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Household income in Mechanicsburg, is 9% less than it is in Sinking Spring and is 5% below the National Average.
- Sinking Spring unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Sinking Spring, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,229  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,375  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sinking Spring, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sinking Spring, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Sinking Spring    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

People in Reading, and South Central PA in general, tend to be a little insular. Not very open to people who have not grown up in the area. Otherwise, area is nice  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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