Farley, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Farley	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$29,975	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$58,266	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$65,198	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,426	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,087	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,210	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Farley is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Farley is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Farley is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Farley is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,840 $58,266 $116,532

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

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

Nation

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Farley median earnings by income bracket

Farley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	18.0%	18.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	6.7%	6.7%
Other	33.4%	33.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burna, KY	68	$114,551	40.8%
Reidland, KY	4,437	$90,930	11.8%
Ledbetter, KY	1,783	$88,848	9.2%
Smithland, KY	345	$84,942	4.4%
Benton, KY	4,641	$78,758	3.2%
Farley, KY	4,588	$58,266	28.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, IA	4,587	$105,665	29.9%
Park Layne, OH	4,587	$77,520	4.7%
Fabens, TX	4,587	$43,470	46.6%
Northfield, VT	4,589	$80,857	0.6%
Winnfield, LA	4,586	$47,300	41.8%
Farley, KY	4,588	$58,266	28.4%

Source: The Farley, KY 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.