Sweet Water, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

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Household income NAT. AVG.

32%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweet Water	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$21,697	$24,736	$29,829
Median household income	$55,417	$44,758	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$57,083	$55,873	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$25,999	$35,192
Median earnings male	$53,125	$34,323	$36,919
Median earnings female	$11,806	$22,614	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.2%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweet Water is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sweet Water is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweet Water is 32% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sweet Water is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,940 $55,417 $110,834

City

$29,835 $44,758 $89,516

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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Sweet Water employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.9%	22.9%
Manufacturing sector	25.7%	25.7%
Financial & insurance services	14.3%	14.3%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	2.9%	2.9%
Other	25.7%	25.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Myrtlewood, AL	111	$77,596	40.3%
Thomasville, AL	3,876	$34,261	38.1%
Linden, AL	1,838	$33,542	39.4%
Pennington, AL	620	$24,007	56.6%
Putnam, AL	54	$0	100.0%
Sweet Water, AL	213	$55,417	0.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nanwalek, AK	213	$51,875	6.2%
Ruth, CA	213	$0	100.0%
Westside, CA	213	$0	100.0%
Rye, CO	213	$44,875	18.9%
Sunny Side, GA	213	$0	100.0%
Sweet Water, AL	213	$55,417	0.2%

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