Fort Jesup, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Jesup	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$28,130	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$3,651	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,707	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$108,915	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,652	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.7%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Jesup is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Jesup is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Jesup is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Jesup is 63% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

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

State

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

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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Fort Jesup median earnings by income bracket

Fort Jesup employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.8%	7.8%
Manufacturing sector	27.5%	27.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	64.7%	64.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Florien, LA	659	$46,660	42.6%
Robeline, LA	129	$45,037	44.6%
Fisher, LA	206	$37,910	53.4%
Zwolle, LA	2,386	$36,129	55.6%
Many, LA	2,789	$32,353	60.2%
Fort Jesup, LA	669	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cattle Creek, CO	669	$80,590	0.9%
Park City, KY	669	$60,327	25.8%
Rollingstone, MN	669	$114,652	41.0%
Hungry Horse, MT	669	$30,961	61.9%
Lilesville, NC	669	$49,427	39.2%
Fort Jesup, LA	669	$0	100.0%

Source: The Fort Jesup, 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.