Cordele, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

102%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cordele	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$30,258	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$38,760	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$70,760	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$23,317	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,679	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$19,065	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.9%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	45.1%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cordele is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cordele is 52% 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

$25,837 $38,760 $77,520

City

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

State

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

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	749	$86,273	6.1%
Pitts, GA	307	$81,451	0.1%
Warwick, GA	649	$59,297	27.1%
Vienna, GA	3,689	$49,614	39.0%
Seville, GA	64	$31,592	61.2%
Cordele, GA	10,933	$38,760	52.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Port Richey East, FL	10,938	$57,854	28.9%
Greentree, NJ	10,927	$190,143	133.8%
Ogdensburg, NY	10,940	$74,058	8.9%
Gulf Gate Estates, FL	10,922	$66,856	17.8%
Forestville, OH	10,944	$108,984	34.0%
Cordele, GA	10,933	$38,760	52.3%

Source: The Cordele, 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.