Central, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Central	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$28,758	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$34,196	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$38,565	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,961	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,510	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,324	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.4%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Central is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Central is 58% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Central is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Central is 68% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,795 $34,196 $68,392

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

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

Nation

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Central median earnings by income bracket

Central employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.4%	7.4%
Manufacturing sector	19.9%	19.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	23.8%	23.8%
Public administration	9.3%	9.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	15.6%	15.6%
Other	21.6%	21.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County), TN	221	$99,517	22.4%
Colonial Heights, TN	2,981	$96,492	18.6%
Roan Mountain, TN	1,088	$91,770	12.8%
Jonesborough, TN	5,684	$89,753	10.4%
Blountville, TN	3,513	$85,162	4.7%
Central, TN	1,996	$34,196	58.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Murphys, CA	1,996	$69,930	14.0%
Glen Alpine, NC	1,996	$58,254	28.4%
Mechanicsburg, OH	1,996	$74,609	8.3%
LaCoste, TX	1,996	$103,613	27.4%
Jeffersonville, KY	1,997	$70,638	13.1%
Central, TN	1,996	$34,196	58.0%

Source: The Central, TN 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.