Dexter, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

34%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dexter	Maine	National
Income per capita	$25,488	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$39,688	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,227	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,461	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,448	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,384	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.0%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dexter is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dexter is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dexter is 34% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dexter is 6% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,456 $39,688 $79,376

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

State

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

Nation

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Dexter median earnings by income bracket

Dexter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.6%	5.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	9.8%	9.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	29.7%	29.7%
Other	22.0%	22.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guilford, ME	494	$38,984	29.5%
Dover-Foxcroft, ME	2,512	$35,512	35.8%
Hartland, ME	531	$32,917	40.5%
Newport, ME	1,911	$29,383	46.9%
Dexter, ME	1,981	$39,688	28.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Santa Nella, CA	1,981	$73,590	33.0%
North Newton, KS	1,981	$71,298	28.9%
Allegany, NY	1,981	$59,313	7.2%
Cooper, TX	1,981	$36,458	34.1%
Nisga'a, BC	1,981	n/a
Dexter, ME	1,981	$39,688	28.3%

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