Carbon Hill, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carbon Hill	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$26,916	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$39,765	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$65,269	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$26,112	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,506	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,412	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.1%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carbon Hill is 40% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carbon Hill is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carbon Hill is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carbon Hill is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,507 $39,765 $79,530

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

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

Nation

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Carbon Hill median earnings by income bracket

Carbon Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.8%	20.8%
Manufacturing sector	19.8%	19.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%	8.1%
Public administration	8.4%	8.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	4.7%	4.7%
Other	33.2%	33.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eldridge, AL	128	$79,418	2.4%
Jasper, AL	13,990	$77,891	4.2%
Kansas, AL	133	$60,416	25.7%
Brilliant, AL	1,272	$60,038	26.2%
Glen Allen, AL	372	$56,685	30.3%
Carbon Hill, AL	1,390	$39,765	51.1%

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Buttonwillow, CA	1,390	$63,776	21.6%
Tripoli, IA	1,390	$94,433	16.1%
Saxapahaw, NC	1,390	$61,399	24.5%
St. Peter, WI	1,390	$150,537	85.1%
New Carlisle, QC	1,390	n/a
Carbon Hill, AL	1,390	$39,765	51.1%

Source: The Carbon Hill, AL 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.