Clara, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

74%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clara	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$45,177	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$21,342	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$21,777	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clara is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Clara is 74% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clara is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clara is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$14,226 $21,342 $42,684

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Clara employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.4%	22.4%
Public administration	38.5%	38.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waynesboro, MS	5,023	$28,446	65.0%
Buckatunna, MS	373	$0	100.0%
State Line, MS	744	$0	100.0%
Clara, MS	569	$21,342	73.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Bethany, DE	569	$141,848	74.4%
Smelterville, ID	569	$59,737	26.6%
Good Thunder, MN	569	$102,180	25.6%
Dearborn, MO	569	$63,169	22.3%
Schenevus, NY	569	$62,662	23.0%
Clara, MS	569	$21,342	73.8%

Source: The Clara, MS 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.