Ferriday, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

99%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ferriday	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$10,863	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$27,166	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$29,741	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$19,491	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$16,200	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,821	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	39.2%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ferriday is 64% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ferriday is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ferriday is 99% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ferriday is 159% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$18,108 $27,166 $54,332

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

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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Ferriday median earnings by income bracket

Ferriday employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	51.3%	51.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	11.2%	11.2%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	21.9%	21.9%
Other	15.5%	15.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spokane, LA	442	$101,211	82.9%
Vidalia, LA	3,854	$40,390	27.0%
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Minorca, LA	1,727	$34,896	36.9%
Morgantown, MS	1,822	$31,313	43.4%
Ferriday, LA	3,247	$27,166	50.9%

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Cornville, AZ	3,247	$68,229	23.3%
Nesquehoning, PA	3,247	$50,789	8.2%
Choccolocco, AL	3,246	$86,250	55.9%
Kekaha, HI	3,246	$75,547	36.6%
Louisiana, MO	3,248	$45,948	16.9%
Ferriday, LA	3,247	$27,166	50.9%

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