Denton, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

13%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Denton	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$24,628	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$50,808	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,556	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,799	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,794	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,035	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.6%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Denton is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Denton is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Denton is 13% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Denton is 24% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,868 $50,808 $101,616

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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Denton median earnings by income bracket

Denton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	20.4%	20.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.2%	0.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	9.5%	9.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Williston, MD	174	$160,192	189.6%
Queen Anne, MD	1,183	$139,792	152.7%
Cordova, MD	551	$103,295	86.7%
Centreville, MD	4,829	$98,942	78.8%
Viola, DE	173	$87,500	58.2%
Denton, MD	4,488	$50,808	8.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, IA	4,487	$72,164	30.4%
Ligonier, IN	4,489	$50,066	9.5%
Scottsville, KY	4,489	$32,441	41.4%
La Vale, MD	4,486	$73,872	33.5%
Battleford, SK	4,486	n/a
Denton, MD	4,488	$50,808	8.2%

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