East Ridge, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

13%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Ridge	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$26,929	$26,019	$29,829
Median household income	$47,811	$46,574	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,167	$58,570	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,698	$28,937	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,723	$32,560	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,458	$24,186	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Ridge is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in East Ridge is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Ridge is 13% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Ridge is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,870 $47,811 $95,622

City

$31,046 $46,574 $93,148

State

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

Nation

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East Ridge median earnings by income bracket

East Ridge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	15.6%	15.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.6%	16.6%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	36.1%	36.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lookout Mountain, TN	2,013	$137,368	148.3%
Ridgeside, TN	850	$133,906	142.0%
Lookout Mountain, GA	1,629	$122,222	120.9%
Walden, TN	1,841	$111,250	101.1%
Signal Mountain, TN	8,574	$109,611	98.1%
East Ridge, TN	21,187	$47,811	13.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Esquimalt, BC	21,191	n/a
Sun Valley, NV	21,179	$56,503	2.1%
Sapulpa, OK	21,170	$54,530	1.4%
Sanford, ME	21,166	$58,294	5.4%
Piqua, OH	21,159	$45,926	17.0%
East Ridge, TN	21,187	$47,811	13.6%

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