Castor, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Castor	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$21,640	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$44,961	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$61,228	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,163	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,902	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.0%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Castor is 52% lower than the national average
The median household income in Castor is 45% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Castor is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Castor is 19% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,971 $44,961 $89,922

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

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

Nation

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Castor median earnings by income bracket

Castor employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	61.5%	61.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	11.5%	11.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Martin, LA	890	$92,443	13.7%
Ashland, LA	207	$90,288	11.0%
Jamestown, LA	111	$83,370	2.5%
Heflin, LA	269	$80,812	0.6%
Hall Summit, LA	390	$77,837	4.3%
Castor, LA	310	$44,961	44.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nulato, AK	310	$71,817	11.7%
Trapper Creek, AK	310	$69,201	14.9%
Shorter, AL	310	$61,721	24.1%
Weippe, ID	310	$39,611	51.3%
Milton, KS	310	$40,455	50.3%
Castor, LA	310	$44,961	44.7%

Source: The Castor, LA 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.