2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Stow, OH vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mechanicsburg, is 18% less than it is in Stow and is 5% below the National Average.
- Stow unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Stow, OHMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%28.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,961$36,380$37,638
 Household Income$80,523$65,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,065$83,786$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stow, OHMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%13.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.1%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.2%14.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.1%19.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%8.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.4%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stow, OHMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.5%15.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%8.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%26.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%5.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.2%13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Stow    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

but i am tired of the cold and  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 7 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 11 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 15 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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