Bantam, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bantam	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$58,315	$58,644	$44,883
Median household income	$71,840	$105,898	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$130,092	$143,532	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,140	$56,168	$52,080
Median earnings male	$97,694	$67,487	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,886	$47,151	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.6%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bantam is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bantam is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bantam is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bantam is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,888 $71,840 $143,680

City

$70,591 $105,898 $211,796

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Bantam median earnings by income bracket

Bantam employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.8%	24.8%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	3.9%	3.9%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.8%	11.8%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	21.6%	21.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sharon, CT	655	$206,863	154.3%
New Preston, CT	880	$157,237	93.3%
Litchfield, CT	1,327	$145,011	78.3%
Bethlehem Village, CT	1,852	$136,745	68.1%
Northwest Harwinton, CT	3,008	$136,580	67.9%
Bantam, CT	618	$71,840	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Garden City, AL	618	$62,316	23.4%
Gilbertown, AL	618	$71,390	12.2%
Dudley, GA	618	$71,292	12.3%
Portal, GA	618	$66,250	18.5%
Boothville, LA	618	$49,173	39.5%
Bantam, CT	618	$71,840	11.7%

Source: The Bantam, CT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.