Eldersburg, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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71%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

128%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eldersburg	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$51,154	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$125,981	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$134,688	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$57,093	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$71,362	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$50,243	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eldersburg is 71% higher than the national average
The median household income in Eldersburg is 128% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eldersburg is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Eldersburg is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$83,978 $125,981 $251,962

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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Eldersburg median earnings by income bracket

Eldersburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	6.5%	6.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	10.6%	10.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	13.9%	13.9%
Other	34.1%	34.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, MD	1,086	$200,000	261.5%
Laytonsville, MD	480	$162,500	193.7%
Ellicott City, MD	73,272	$132,083	138.8%
Damascus, MD	17,105	$128,446	132.2%
Mount Airy, MD	9,439	$123,750	123.7%
Eldersburg, MD	30,550	$125,981	127.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nicholasville, KY	30,549	$54,575	1.4%
Gurnee, IL	30,519	$100,892	82.4%
Fleming Island, FL	30,582	$101,685	83.8%
Opelika, AL	30,589	$50,488	8.7%
Alma, QC	30,501	n/a
Eldersburg, MD	30,550	$125,981	127.7%

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