2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Stroudsburg, PA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mechanicsville, is 64% more than it is in Stroudsburg and is 19% above the National Average.
- Stroudsburg unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Mechanicsville unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Stroudsburg, PAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.7%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.2%37.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.1%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,026$38,487$37,638
 Household Income$51,765$84,833$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,967$101,352$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stroudsburg, PAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.3%6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%3.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K18.5%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%5.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.4%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.5%25.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%10.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.0%6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stroudsburg, PAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.6%20.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.1%6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%7.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support10.4%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.9%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%24.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.2%9.3%13.1%
Reviews for Stroudsburg    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 15 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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