Erath, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Erath	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$32,531	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$55,092	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,888	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,957	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,787	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,360	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.1%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Erath is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Erath is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Erath is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Erath is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,724 $55,092 $110,184

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

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

Nation

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Erath median earnings by income bracket

Erath employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.3%	14.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	6.5%	6.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.4%	0.4%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	44.5%	44.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Youngsville, LA	14,439	$144,226	77.3%
Milton, LA	2,109	$139,033	70.9%
Broussard, LA	12,710	$113,796	39.9%
Cade, LA	2,128	$89,243	9.7%
Maurice, LA	2,247	$83,347	2.5%
Erath, LA	2,332	$55,092	32.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granby, CO	2,332	$94,668	16.4%
Fraser Valley H, BC	2,332	n/a
Falconer, NY	2,331	$65,478	19.5%
Memphis, TX	2,331	$60,116	26.1%
Cambridge, NY	2,333	$75,564	7.1%
Erath, LA	2,332	$55,092	32.3%

Source: The Erath, LA 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.