Galena, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Galena	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$48,347	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$98,612	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$146,547	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,072	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,643	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Galena is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Galena is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Galena is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Galena is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,734 $98,612 $197,224

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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Galena median earnings by income bracket

Galena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.6%	5.6%
Public administration	12.2%	12.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	53.8%	53.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, DE	2,642	$208,642	156.5%
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	2,803	$177,081	117.7%
St. Georges, DE	1,084	$161,824	99.0%
Middletown, DE	23,057	$137,722	69.3%
Galena, MD	782	$98,612	21.2%

Cities with similar population

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Amity, AR	782	$56,533	30.5%
Aguila, AZ	782	$34,337	57.8%
Plains, GA	782	$49,498	39.1%
Talbotton, GA	782	$39,614	51.3%
Blairstown, IA	782	$92,825	14.1%
Galena, MD	782	$98,612	21.2%

Source: The Galena, 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.