Echols County, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Echols County	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$35,581	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$65,337	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,475	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,871	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,763	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,015	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.5%	17.8%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Echols County is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Echols County is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Echols County is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Echols County is 56% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,553 $65,337 $130,674

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Echols County median earnings by income bracket

Echols County employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.5%	15.5%
Manufacturing sector	17.0%	17.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	5.1%	5.1%
Other	39.8%	39.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Park, GA	885	$51,932	36.1%
Jennings, FL	810	$40,605	50.1%
Echols County, GA	4,085	$65,337	19.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Reading, NJ	4,085	$161,144	98.1%
Potosi, TX	4,085	$142,072	74.7%
Wonder Lake, IL	4,084	$126,328	55.3%
Portland, MI	4,084	$89,101	9.6%
Blennerhassett, WV	4,084	$103,884	27.7%
Echols County, GA	4,085	$65,337	19.7%

Source: The Echols County, GA 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.