Caribou, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Caribou	Maine	National
Income per capita	$29,466	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$42,325	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,375	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,545	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,560	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,892	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.0%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Caribou is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Caribou is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Caribou is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Caribou is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,213 $42,325 $84,650

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Caribou median earnings by income bracket

Caribou employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.2%	7.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.2%	12.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	16.4%	16.4%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mapleton, ME	715	$59,722	8.0%
Presque Isle, ME	9,072	$43,410	21.5%
Fort Fairfield, ME	1,624	$38,003	31.3%
Limestone, ME	1,527	$31,897	42.3%
Washburn, ME	1,030	$31,500	43.1%
Caribou, ME	7,659	$42,325	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Perry, IA	7,660	$47,802	13.6%
Payette, ID	7,655	$47,272	14.6%
Guadalupe, CA	7,654	$55,511	0.3%
Park City, KS	7,654	$67,286	21.6%
Sebastopol, CA	7,664	$83,856	51.6%
Caribou, ME	7,659	$42,325	23.5%

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