Darien, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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241%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

276%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Darien	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$101,827	$39,906	$29,829
Median household income	$208,125	$71,755	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$241,292	$94,523	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$105,721	$37,585	$35,192
Median earnings male	$156,188	$46,559	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,094	$31,943	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.8%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Darien is 241% higher than the national average
The median household income in Darien is 276% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Darien is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Darien is 68% lower than the national average

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$138,736 $208,125 $416,250

City

$47,831 $71,755 $143,510

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Darien employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	40.7%	11.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.2%	11.4%
Public administration	0.5%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	8.0%	33.7%
Other	24.8%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sands Point, NY	2,785	$250,001	351.9%
Huntington Bay, NY	1,614	$250,001	351.9%
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,864	$250,001	351.9%
Laurel Hollow, NY	1,967	$250,001	351.9%
Old Greenwich, CT	6,980	$238,750	331.6%
Darien, CT	21,519	$208,125	276.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anniston, AL	21,518	$41,366	25.2%
Klamath Falls, OR	21,509	$40,783	26.3%
Massapequa, NY	21,531	$137,618	148.8%
Biddeford, ME	21,502	$54,915	0.7%
Kapolei, HI	21,541	$115,000	107.9%
Darien, CT	21,519	$208,125	276.2%

Source: The Darien, CT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).