Fort Oglethorpe, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Oglethorpe	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$38,123	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$59,427	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,577	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,224	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,116	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,153	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.5%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Oglethorpe is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Oglethorpe is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Oglethorpe is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Oglethorpe is 24% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,614 $59,427 $118,854

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Fort Oglethorpe median earnings by income bracket

Fort Oglethorpe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.6%	20.6%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	21.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	5.9%	5.9%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lookout Mountain, TN	2,061	$200,917	147.0%
Ridgeside, TN	880	$200,621	146.7%
Lookout Mountain, GA	1,667	$182,019	123.8%
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Apison, TN	4,328	$110,351	35.7%
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	10,157	$59,427	26.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rifle, CO	10,154	$97,116	19.4%
Boiling Springs, SC	10,161	$96,560	18.7%
Bluefield, WV	10,163	$53,518	34.2%
East Rockaway, NY	10,149	$128,221	57.6%
Orange Lake, NY	10,147	$131,080	61.2%
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	10,157	$59,427	26.9%

Source: The Fort Oglethorpe, GA 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.