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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Beech Mountain Lakes, PA

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- Household income in Beech Mountain Lakes, is 103% more than it is in Wilkes-Barre and is 20% above the National Average.
- Wilkes-Barre unemployment rate is 12.1%.
- Beech Mountain Lakes unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Wilkes-Barre, PABeech Mountain Lakes, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,199  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$86,324$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,526  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wilkes-Barre, PABeech Mountain Lakes, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock16.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wilkes-Barre, PABeech Mountain Lakes, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.0%13.1%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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