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Ambridge, Pennsylvania

Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1910 and named after the American Bridge Company, which had significant operations there. Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio river. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in 1940, 18,968 people resided in Ambridge. The population was 7,769 at the 2000 census. The Harmony Society first settled the area in the early 1800s, founding the village of "Oekonomie" or Old Economy in 1824. Although initially successful, accumulating significant landholdings, the sect went into decline. By the end of the nineteenth century only a few Harmonists remained. In 1905 the Society was dissolved and its vast real estate holdings sold, much of it to the American Bridge Company, who subsequently enlarged the town and renamed it Ambridge. Ambridge had been a highly productive place at one time. The borough was widely known for bridge building,...more

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Among the most common occupations in Ambridge are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Ambridge, Pennsylvania work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

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Ambridge Industries

The leading industries in Ambridge, Pennsylvania are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Retail trade, 14%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Ambridge job listings indicate that the following industries in Ambridge are hiring the most workers: Accounting & Auditing Firms, Software Makers, Misc Information Services, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

Ambridge Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ambridge, Pennsylvania is $26,226, and the median income of households in Ambridge was $26,263.
 

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Ambridge, PA

$26,000
 

Ambridge Unemployment Rate

Ambridge has an unemployment rate of 6.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Ambridge Trends data, the number of Ambridge, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 28% since December 2006.
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Population of Ambridge
Total population 7,769
Male 47.25%
Female 52.75%
Median age 40.1
  
Ambridge Housing
Owner-occupied homes 51.5%
Median cost of a home $50,300
Median mortgage payment $471
Renter-occupied homes 48.5%
Vacant housing 12.3%
Median monthly rent $410
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $30,996
Median for all female full-time $21,455
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 18%
$10,000 to $14,999 12%
$15,000 to $24,999 16%
$25,000 to $34,999 16%
$35,000 to $49,999 19%
$50,000 to $74,999 13%
$75,000 to $99,999 3%
$100,000 to $149,999 2%
$150,000 to $199,999 0%
$200,000 or more 0%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 5%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21%
High school graduate 38%
Some college, no degree 14%
Associate's degree 8%
Bachelor's degree 9%
Graduate degree 5%
  
Marital Status
Never married 31%
Currently married 41%
Separated 4%
Widowed 13%
Divorced 11%
  
Race
White 87%
Black or African American 12%
Asian 0%
Other 1%
  
Ambridge Commute
Carpool 12.6%
Public transportation 6.6%
Average travel time 23 minutes