Fairwood, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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92%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

166%

Household income NAT. AVG.

50%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairwood	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$57,388	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$146,953	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$149,792	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$91,719	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$86,178	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$75,510	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.7%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairwood is 92% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fairwood is 166% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairwood is 50% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairwood is 89% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$97,958 $146,953 $293,906

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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Fairwood median earnings by income bracket

Fairwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.0%	3.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	4.7%	3.8%
Public administration	19.5%	24.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	16.6%	26.4%
Other	43.1%	29.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arden on the Severn, MD	2,615	$129,545	134.2%
Severna Park, MD	38,514	$128,845	132.9%
Mayo, MD	9,048	$126,534	128.7%
Annapolis Neck, MD	10,649	$125,741	127.3%
Riva, MD	3,891	$123,750	123.7%
Fairwood, MD	5,756	$146,953	165.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holdenville, OK	5,756	$31,400	43.2%
Waynesboro, GA	5,755	$26,303	52.5%
Marlow Heights, MD	5,755	$53,561	3.2%
Lewisburg, PA	5,757	$43,214	21.9%
Delano, MN	5,754	$78,114	41.2%
Fairwood, MD	5,756	$146,953	165.6%

Source: The Fairwood, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).