Darien, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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231%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

287%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Darien	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$148,696	$58,644	$44,883
Median household income	$314,576	$105,898	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$353,424	$143,532	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$159,039	$56,168	$52,080
Median earnings male	$225,520	$67,487	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,604	$47,151	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.8%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Darien is 231% higher than the national average
The median household income in Darien is 287% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Darien is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Darien is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$209,696 $314,576 $629,152

City

$70,591 $105,898 $211,796

State

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

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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Darien median earnings by income bracket

Darien employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	40.7%	11.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.2%	11.4%
Public administration	0.5%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	8.0%	33.7%
Other	24.8%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Laurel Hollow, NY	2,019	$379,136	366.2%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,967	$371,740	357.1%
Huntington Bay, NY	1,646	$365,621	349.5%
Old Greenwich, CT	7,189	$352,675	333.6%
Darien, CT	22,334	$314,576	286.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Golden Valley, MN	22,333	$143,505	76.4%
Elkridge, MD	22,335	$163,038	100.5%
Lino Lakes, MN	22,340	$160,699	97.6%
Klamath Falls, OR	22,340	$60,475	25.6%
Roselle, NJ	22,321	$97,520	19.9%
Darien, CT	22,334	$314,576	286.8%

Source: The Darien, CT 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.