Gales Ferry, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

80%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gales Ferry	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$44,120	$58,644	$44,883
Median household income	$146,463	$105,898	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$157,791	$143,532	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$3,674	$56,168	$52,080
Median earnings male	$104,005	$67,487	$54,343
Median earnings female	$82,455	$47,151	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.5%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gales Ferry is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Gales Ferry is 80% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gales Ferry is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gales Ferry is 115% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$97,632 $146,463 $292,926

City

$70,591 $105,898 $211,796

State

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

Nation

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Gales Ferry employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.8%	32.8%
Manufacturing sector	28.4%	28.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	10.0%	10.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	17.4%	17.4%

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Gales Ferry, CT	1,124	$146,463	80.1%

Cities with similar population

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Colfax, IL	1,124	$87,205	7.2%
Jackpot, NV	1,124	$38,389	52.8%
Wells, NV	1,124	$50,068	38.4%
Blue Ball, PA	1,124	$172,776	112.4%
Clear Lake, WA	1,124	$84,185	3.5%
Gales Ferry, CT	1,124	$146,463	80.1%

Source: The Gales Ferry, CT 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.