Brookside, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brookside	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$24,927	$24,736	$29,829
Median household income	$55,000	$44,758	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,906	$55,873	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,125	$25,999	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,196	$34,323	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,938	$22,614	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.2%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brookside is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brookside is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brookside is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brookside is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,663 $55,000 $110,000

City

$29,835 $44,758 $89,516

State

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

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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Brookside median earnings by income bracket

Brookside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.0%	32.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.8%	15.8%
Education, health & social services	5.0%	5.0%
Other	22.4%	22.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mountain Brook, AL	20,178	$152,646	175.9%
Edgewater, AL	832	$122,984	122.3%
Vestavia Hills, AL	34,482	$110,478	99.7%
Kimberly, AL	3,551	$93,772	69.5%
Homewood, AL	25,170	$84,418	52.6%
Brookside, AL	1,120	$55,000	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sheridan, CA	1,120	$48,698	12.0%
Goreville, IL	1,120	$58,750	6.2%
Mason, TN	1,120	$35,500	35.8%
Fabrica, TX	1,120	$31,912	42.3%
Minto-Odanah, MB	1,120	n/a
Brookside, AL	1,120	$55,000	0.6%

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