Alto, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alto	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$13,716	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$47,000	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,500	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,893	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,107	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,551	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.9%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alto is 54% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alto is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alto is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alto is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,330 $47,000 $94,000

City

$34,021 $51,037 $102,074

State

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

Nation

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Alto median earnings by income bracket

Alto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.8%	23.8%
Manufacturing sector	36.4%	36.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.6%	6.6%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	4.2%	4.2%
Other	21.7%	21.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clermont, GA	964	$86,250	55.9%
Gillsville, GA	317	$75,000	35.6%
Homer, GA	1,595	$66,923	21.0%
Maysville, GA	1,796	$58,125	5.1%
Mount Airy, GA	1,545	$57,125	3.3%
Alto, GA	1,259	$47,000	15.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Martinsville, IL	1,259	$46,875	15.3%
Frampton, QC	1,259	n/a
Sanford, CO	1,260	$40,341	27.1%
Surf City, NJ	1,260	$94,750	71.3%
Bushyhead, OK	1,258	$43,854	20.7%
Alto, GA	1,259	$47,000	15.0%

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