Betterton, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

141%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Betterton	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$49,208	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$89,005	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,888	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,314	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,771	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,651	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	11.8%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.9%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Betterton is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Betterton is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Betterton is 141% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Betterton is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,330 $89,005 $178,010

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

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

Nation

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Betterton median earnings by income bracket

Betterton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.9%	9.9%
Manufacturing sector	23.1%	23.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.6%	6.6%
Public administration	11.0%	11.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	17.6%	17.6%
Other	29.7%	29.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tolchester, MD	451	$189,282	132.7%
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	2,803	$177,081	117.7%
Bel Air South, MD	56,444	$152,734	87.8%
Charlestown, MD	1,590	$144,757	78.0%
Joppatowne, MD	13,217	$134,268	65.1%
Betterton, MD	425	$89,005	9.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Titonka, IA	425	$73,812	9.2%
Chance, MD	425	$79,840	1.8%
Carlos, MN	425	$92,495	13.7%
Sturgeon Lake, MN	425	$101,065	24.3%
Finley, ND	425	$104,636	28.7%
Betterton, MD	425	$89,005	9.4%

Source: The Betterton, MD 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.