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Monessen, Pennsylvania

Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2000 census. In 1940, 20,257 people lived there. In 1990 the population was 13,026. Steel-making was a prominent industry in Monessen, which was a Rust Belt borough in the "Mon Valley" of southwestern Pennsylvania that became a third-class city in 1921. It is not a far piece from Charleroi and Donora, two similar places with similar histories.

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Among the most common occupations in Monessen are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Monessen, Pennsylvania work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

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Monessen Industries

The leading industries in Monessen, Pennsylvania are Educational, health and social services, 24%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Monessen job listings indicate that the following industries in Monessen are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Commercial Banking, Industrial Loan Companies and Misc Information Services.

Monessen Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Monessen, Pennsylvania is $28,140, and the median income of households in Monessen was $26,686.
 

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$28,000
 

Monessen Unemployment Rate

Monessen has an unemployment rate of 9.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Monessen Trends data, the number of Monessen, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 94% since March 2008.
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Monessen Employment Statistics

Population of Monessen
Total population 8,669
Male 45.90%
Female 54.10%
Median age 46.2
  
Monessen Housing
Owner-occupied homes 76.7%
Median cost of a home $53,000
Median mortgage payment $376
Renter-occupied homes 23.3%
Vacant housing 12.4%
Median monthly rent $368
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $34,773
Median for all female full-time $21,508
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 18%
$10,000 to $14,999 9%
$15,000 to $24,999 19%
$25,000 to $34,999 15%
$35,000 to $49,999 15%
$50,000 to $74,999 16%
$75,000 to $99,999 3%
$100,000 to $149,999 4%
$150,000 to $199,999 0%
$200,000 or more 1%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 5%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14%
High school graduate 47%
Some college, no degree 13%
Associate's degree 5%
Bachelor's degree 11%
Graduate degree 5%
  
Marital Status
Never married 23%
Currently married 52%
Separated 2%
Widowed 15%
Divorced 8%
  
Race
White 85%
Black or African American 14%
Asian 0%
Other 0%
  
Monessen Commute
Carpool 11.6%
Public transportation 3.9%
Average travel time 29 minutes