Fort Meade, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Meade	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$41,956	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$118,568	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$161,138	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$121,513	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,177	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,427	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.6%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Meade is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Meade is 46% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Meade is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Meade is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$79,037 $118,568 $237,136

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

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 Meade median earnings by income bracket

Fort Meade employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.7%	0.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%	13.3%
Public administration	35.8%	35.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	31.6%	31.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, MD	1,126	$303,675	273.4%
Fairwood, MD	6,920	$255,865	214.6%
Woodmore, MD	4,820	$254,220	212.6%
Fulton, MD	4,151	$252,994	211.1%
Scaggsville, MD	10,210	$240,688	195.9%
Fort Meade, MD	11,661	$118,568	45.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellmawr, NJ	11,664	$89,293	9.8%
Minnehaha, WA	11,665	$133,476	64.1%
Fort Morgan, CO	11,666	$71,307	12.3%
Guthrie, OK	11,666	$71,622	11.9%
Estevan, SK	11,667	n/a
Fort Meade, MD	11,661	$118,568	45.8%

Source: The Fort Meade, MD 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.