Barre, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Barre	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$59,266	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$82,132	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,512	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$88,211	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Barre is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Barre is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Barre is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Barre is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,749 $82,132 $164,264

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

State

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

Nation

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Barre median earnings by income bracket

Barre employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.0%	10.0%
Manufacturing sector	15.2%	15.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	16.9%	16.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	23.5%	23.5%
Other	34.4%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Ashburnham, MA	904	$122,992	51.2%
Rutland, MA	1,789	$108,980	34.0%
East Brookfield, MA	1,319	$107,159	31.8%
Brookfield, MA	739	$106,681	31.2%
North Brookfield, MA	2,518	$96,525	18.7%
Barre, MA	969	$82,132	1.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Phil Campbell, AL	969	$43,574	46.4%
Blue Lake, CA	969	$72,479	10.9%
Olinda, HI	969	$125,114	53.8%
Weir, KS	969	$53,781	33.9%
Grawn, MI	969	$60,803	25.2%
Barre, MA	969	$82,132	1.0%

Source: The Barre, MA 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.