Columbia, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 62%

Household income 86%

Unemployment 14%

Index	Columbia	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$48,370	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$102,899	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$125,047	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$69,921	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$65,269	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$43,410	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.2%	9.9%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Columbia is 62% higher than the national average
The median household income in Columbia is 86% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Columbia is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Columbia is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,592$102,899$205,798

City

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

State

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

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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Columbia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	5.0%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	8.1%
Public administration	13.1%	10.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	37.3%
Other	38.3%	31.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	641	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase town, MD	2,948	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase View, MD	935	$243,750	340.6%
Highland, MD	950	$212,955	284.9%
North Chevy Chase, MD	498	$169,375	206.2%
Columbia, MD	103,439	$102,899	86.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Santa Maria, CA	103,642	$51,939	6.1%
Spring Hill, FL	102,929	$43,202	21.9%
El Cajon, CA	102,894	$46,374	16.2%
Lakeland, FL	102,714	$40,918	26.0%
Rialto, CA	102,418	$52,347	5.4%
Columbia, MD	103,439	$102,899	86.0%

Source: The Columbia, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).