Petworth, DC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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81%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

86%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Petworth	Washington	District of Columbia
Income per capita	$54,139	$58,659	$48,781
Median household income	$102,992	$90,842	$72,935
Median income owner occupied	$0	$140,459	$118,203
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,871	$49,113
Median earnings male	$62,817	$65,719	$51,839
Median earnings female	$53,664	$55,046	$44,179
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.0%	6.0%
Poverty level	n/a	15.5%	17.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Petworth is 81% higher than the national average
The median household income in Petworth is 86% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Petworth is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Petworth is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,555 $90,842 $181,684

City

$48,618 $72,935 $145,870

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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Petworth median earnings by income bracket

Petworth employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.3%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	1.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	5.0%	2.9%
Public administration	11.6%	15.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	22.3%
Other	54.7%	48.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	757	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD	900	$250,001	351.9%
Somerset, MD	952	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase town, MD	2,948	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase View, MD	1,151	$250,001	351.9%
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%
Denver, CO	715,878	$72,661	31.3%
El Paso, TX	679,879	$48,866	11.7%
Detroit, MI	672,351	$32,498	41.3%
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%

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

Petworth, Washington, DC Employment