Cordele, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

102%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cordele	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$20,258	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$25,672	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,691	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$15,680	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,269	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$13,010	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.4%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	45.1%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cordele is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cordele is 54% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cordele is 102% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Cordele is 199% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$17,112 $25,672 $51,344

City

$34,021 $51,037 $102,074

State

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

Nation

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Cordele median earnings by income bracket

Cordele employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	5.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.1%	0.1%
Wholesale & retail services	40.9%	40.9%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	24.5%	24.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arabi, GA	724	$57,750	4.4%
Pitts, GA	301	$55,714	0.7%
Warwick, GA	630	$40,536	26.7%
Vienna, GA	3,610	$33,687	39.1%
Seville, GA	63	$21,429	61.3%
Cordele, GA	10,600	$25,672	53.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sweetwater, TX	10,601	$40,577	26.7%
South Yarmouth, MA	10,598	$67,408	21.8%
Greentree, NJ	10,597	$130,063	135.1%
Lake Barcroft, VA	10,604	$121,521	119.7%
Morro Bay, CA	10,592	$73,864	33.5%
Cordele, GA	10,600	$25,672	53.6%

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