Carey, ID Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carey	Idaho	National
Income per capita	$26,305	$35,927	$44,883
Median household income	$56,037	$73,734	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,806	$89,479	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,714	$45,755	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,473	$47,312	$54,343
Median earnings female	$26,310	$30,030	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.5%	15.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carey is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carey is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carey is 29% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Carey is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,354 $56,037 $112,074

City

$49,151 $73,734 $147,468

State

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

Nation

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Carey median earnings by income bracket

Carey employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.9%	18.9%
Manufacturing sector	51.5%	51.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	3.4%	3.4%
Other	9.5%	9.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carey, ID	1,296	$56,037	31.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Georgetown, CT	1,296	$195,968	140.9%
Grace, ID	1,296	$93,828	15.4%
Riley, KS	1,296	$89,440	10.0%
Northfield, KY	1,296	$162,787	100.1%
Bushyhead, OK	1,296	$66,566	18.2%
Carey, ID	1,296	$56,037	31.1%

Source: The Carey, ID 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.