Belfast, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belfast	Maine	National
Income per capita	$52,649	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$91,918	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,326	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,316	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,525	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,837	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.5%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belfast is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Belfast is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belfast is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Belfast is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,272 $91,918 $183,836

City

$50,161 $75,250 $150,500

State

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

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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Belfast median earnings by income bracket

Belfast employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	13.1%	13.1%
Financial & insurance services	23.3%	23.3%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.2%	1.2%
Education, health & social services	17.6%	17.6%
Other	20.5%	20.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castine, ME	829	$207,988	155.7%
Camden, ME	3,675	$106,787	31.3%
Searsport, ME	1,076	$56,733	30.2%
Bucksport, ME	2,994	$54,087	33.5%
Belfast, ME	6,968	$91,918	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pembroke Park, FL	6,970	$60,032	26.2%
La Follette, TN	6,970	$53,392	34.4%
Pacific, MO	6,965	$67,838	16.6%
Kirtland, OH	6,965	$134,956	65.9%
Cramahe, ON	6,971	n/a
Belfast, ME	6,968	$91,918	13.0%

Source: The Belfast, ME 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.