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Sunbury, PA vs Lebanon, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lebanon, is 12% more than it is in Sunbury and is 63% below the National Average.
- Sunbury unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Lebanon unemployment rate is 11.9%.
 Sunbury, PALebanon, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,804  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,382$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,092  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sunbury, PALebanon, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sunbury, PALebanon, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.3%13.1%
Reviews for Sunbury    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Dont get me wrong, I like Sunbury. However, lately crime seems to be a bit higher, and it is definitely an economically repressed area. A lot of the major factories  More

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Over 19 years ago

This town is the worst, aside from looking like a decent place if you are passing through there is nothing else. There is nothing to do for recreation, for kids or  More

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I have lived in this area since I was born 23 years ago. The economy is horrible, the unemployment is high, there isn't any job growth, businesses are closing left and  More

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Reviews for Lebanon    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I absolutely love Lebanon, just moved here in October of 2016. The people couldn't be friendlier and I love the small town feel. Yes some areas are not so pretty, but  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lebanon City is disgusting. They try to do things to "beautify" the area but it just masks the ugly deteriorating homes and trashy streets. There are probably  More

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Over 16 years ago

the cost ofliving is very reasonable and what makes this city nice it is within driving distance of Philadelphia, NYC, Baltimore, D>C>, the shore. are all possible for  More

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