Chesapeake City, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chesapeake City	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$37,630	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$58,438	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,404	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$41,250	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$60,833	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$41,607	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.8%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chesapeake City is 26% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chesapeake City is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chesapeake City is 19% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Chesapeake City is 9% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,954 $58,438 $116,876

City

$50,706 $76,067 $152,134

State

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

Nation

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Chesapeake City median earnings by income bracket

Chesapeake City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.4%	21.4%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	21.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	3.4%	3.4%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	2.1%	2.1%
Other	37.2%	37.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, DE	2,546	$137,856	149.2%
St. Georges, DE	1,045	$107,500	94.3%
Charlestown, MD	1,530	$95,938	73.4%
Glasgow, DE	15,399	$93,416	68.9%
Middletown, DE	22,350	$91,663	65.7%
Chesapeake City, MD	725	$58,438	5.6%

Cities with similar population

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Middletown, CA	725	$144,696	161.6%
Homestead Base, FL	725	$0	100.0%
Blairsville, GA	725	$18,523	66.5%
Wellsburg, IA	725	$46,667	15.6%
Pembroke, KY	725	$56,964	3.0%
Chesapeake City, MD	725	$58,438	5.6%

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