Carthage, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carthage	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$18,628	$21,651	$29,829
Median household income	$36,406	$40,528	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,294	$50,403	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,563	$24,844	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,981	$31,665	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,906	$22,259	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.9%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carthage is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carthage is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carthage is 23% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Carthage is 85% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,268 $36,406 $72,812

City

$27,015 $40,528 $81,056

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	15.9%	15.9%
Manufacturing sector	32.1%	32.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	4.5%	4.5%
Other	25.5%	25.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lena, MS	140	$68,333	23.5%
Standing Pine, MS	608	$48,342	12.6%
Sebastopol, MS	325	$43,438	21.5%
Redwater, MS	708	$42,500	23.2%
Walnut Grove, MS	1,027	$29,375	46.9%
Carthage, MS	4,773	$36,406	34.2%

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Mystic, CT	4,776	$112,246	102.9%
Cape May Court House, NJ	4,776	$61,835	11.8%
Shippagan, NB	4,769	n/a
Brent, AL	4,768	$0	100.0%
Carthage, MS	4,773	$36,406	34.2%

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