Carthage, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carthage	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$20,241	$27,044	$29,829
Median household income	$39,938	$49,593	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$57,571	$62,242	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,275	$30,016	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,714	$34,901	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,612	$24,771	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	33.8%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carthage is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carthage is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carthage is 26% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carthage is 124% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,622 $39,938 $79,876

City

$33,058 $49,593 $99,186

State

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

Nation

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Carthage median earnings by income bracket

Carthage employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	35.9%	35.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.7%	5.7%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shoal Creek Estates, MO	157	$136,250	146.3%
Shoal Creek Drive, MO	578	$84,375	52.5%
Leawood, MO	626	$78,750	42.3%
Neck City, MO	199	$73,542	32.9%
Oronogo, MO	2,631	$68,571	23.9%
Carthage, MO	14,699	$39,938	27.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Washington, KY	14,699	$74,817	35.2%
Lynden, WA	14,700	$70,308	27.1%
Franklin Park, PA	14,701	$141,045	155.0%
Hewitt, TX	14,705	$71,096	28.5%
Hereford, TX	14,692	$46,961	15.1%
Carthage, MO	14,699	$39,938	27.8%

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