Dundalk, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dundalk	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$41,296	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$82,204	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,204	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,623	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,130	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,477	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.5%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dundalk is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dundalk is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dundalk is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dundalk is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,797 $82,204 $164,408

City

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

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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Dundalk employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.7%	11.7%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	29.8%	29.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairwood, MD	6,920	$255,865	214.6%
Severna Park, MD	39,770	$228,814	181.3%
Hampton, MD	4,823	$224,940	176.6%
Herald Harbor, MD	2,496	$210,366	158.6%
Gambrills, MD	3,011	$207,775	155.5%
Dundalk, MD	65,241	$82,204	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	n/a
Coon Rapids, MN	65,205	$114,347	40.6%
Brentwood, CA	65,405	$168,563	107.3%
Dublin, CA	65,416	$225,947	177.8%
Port Orange, FL	65,435	$84,274	3.6%
Dundalk, MD	65,241	$82,204	1.1%

Source: The Dundalk, 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.