Blackshear, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blackshear	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$34,881	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$42,552	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$51,358	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,140	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$28,648	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,145	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.3%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blackshear is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Blackshear is 48% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blackshear is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blackshear is 74% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,365 $42,552 $85,104

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Blackshear median earnings by income bracket

Blackshear employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	22.9%	22.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	28.9%	28.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	14.4%
Other	14.9%	14.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hoboken, GA	721	$97,524	19.9%
Patterson, GA	834	$85,835	5.5%
Sunnyside, GA	1,264	$55,868	31.3%
Screven, GA	858	$53,831	33.8%
Deenwood, GA	2,343	$51,774	36.3%
Blackshear, GA	3,573	$42,552	47.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cape May, NJ	3,573	$96,086	18.1%
Beloit, KS	3,572	$70,023	13.9%
Rochester, PA	3,574	$51,785	36.3%
West End-Cobb Town, AL	3,571	$55,996	31.2%
Virden, IL	3,571	$90,270	11.0%
Blackshear, GA	3,573	$42,552	47.7%

Source: The Blackshear, GA 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.