Clarkesville, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clarkesville	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$42,787	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$79,339	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,452	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,622	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,149	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,982	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.6%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clarkesville is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clarkesville is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clarkesville is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clarkesville is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,887 $79,339 $158,678

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Clarkesville median earnings by income bracket

Clarkesville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.2%	2.2%
Manufacturing sector	21.1%	21.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	20.4%	20.4%
Public administration	10.1%	10.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clermont, GA	989	$126,101	55.0%
Tallulah Falls, GA	344	$100,070	23.0%
Helen, GA	563	$96,262	18.4%
Mount Airy, GA	1,597	$85,188	4.7%
Cleveland, GA	4,110	$77,692	4.5%
Clarkesville, GA	1,788	$79,339	2.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake City, IA	1,788	$80,817	0.6%
Wilder, ID	1,788	$58,447	28.1%
Richmond, ME	1,788	$82,645	1.6%
Cacouna, QC	1,788	n/a
Nakusp, BC	1,788	n/a
Clarkesville, GA	1,788	$79,339	2.5%

Source: The Clarkesville, GA 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.