Brewer, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brewer	Maine	National
Income per capita	$28,944	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$48,450	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$74,351	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,489	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,096	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,160	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.3%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brewer is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brewer is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brewer is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brewer is 12% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,296 $48,450 $96,900

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Brewer median earnings by income bracket

Brewer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.1%	9.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.6%	10.6%
Financial & insurance services	8.1%	8.1%
Wholesale & retail services	23.0%	23.0%
Public administration	5.4%	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	14.7%	14.7%
Other	22.5%	22.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hampden, ME	4,373	$90,509	63.6%
Winterport, ME	1,450	$61,380	11.0%
Milford, ME	2,356	$52,674	4.8%
Bangor, ME	32,029	$47,538	14.1%
Orono, ME	9,523	$43,102	22.1%
Brewer, ME	9,026	$48,450	12.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University of California-Davis, CA	9,031	$21,230	61.6%
St. Anthony, MN	9,035	$85,469	54.5%
Monett, MO	9,035	$39,435	28.7%
Wood-Ridge, NJ	9,016	$119,840	116.6%
Bridgewater, NS	9,016	n/a
Brewer, ME	9,026	$48,450	12.4%

Source: The Brewer, ME employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).