Dames Quarter, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dames Quarter	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$32,916	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$84,662	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,368	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	9.9%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Dames Quarter is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dames Quarter is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dames Quarter is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dames Quarter is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,435 $84,662 $169,324

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

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

Nation

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Dames Quarter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	86.5%	86.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	13.5%	13.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allen, MD	429	$172,843	112.5%
Quantico, MD	205	$159,067	95.6%
Mount Vernon, MD	1,052	$131,934	62.2%
Jesterville, MD	230	$120,606	48.3%
Fairmount, MD	421	$103,964	27.8%
Dames Quarter, MD	108	$84,662	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Franklin CDP (Sacramento County), CA	108	$35,570	56.3%
Arion, IA	108	$50,400	38.0%
Carpenter, IA	108	$67,787	16.7%
Houghton, IA	108	$134,047	64.8%
St. Donatus, IA	108	$55,471	31.8%
Dames Quarter, MD	108	$84,662	4.1%

Source: The Dames Quarter, MD 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.