Calais, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calais	Maine	National
Income per capita	$26,180	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$34,844	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,017	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$19,219	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,256	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,204	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.8%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calais is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calais is 37% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calais is 11% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Calais is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,227 $34,844 $69,688

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Calais median earnings by income bracket

Calais employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.5%	22.5%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	9.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	9.9%
Public administration	12.2%	12.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	27.4%	27.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodland, ME	1,106	$44,444	19.7%
Calais, ME	3,011	$34,844	37.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Hills, KY	3,011	$158,958	187.3%
Hamilton, TX	3,011	$40,972	25.9%
Kenova, WV	3,011	$29,921	45.9%
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, QC	3,010	n/a
Royston, GA	3,009	$25,640	53.7%
Calais, ME	3,011	$34,844	37.0%

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