Gloucester, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gloucester	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$67,697	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$111,681	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$148,761	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,597	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$78,458	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,597	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gloucester is 51% higher than the national average
The median household income in Gloucester is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gloucester is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gloucester is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,446 $111,681 $223,362

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

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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Gloucester median earnings by income bracket

Gloucester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.7%	17.7%
Manufacturing sector	14.9%	14.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.1%	5.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	10.8%	10.8%
Other	30.3%	30.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Topsfield, MA	3,158	$211,095	159.5%
Marblehead, MA	20,992	$193,576	138.0%
Essex, MA	1,748	$191,725	135.7%
Newburyport, MA	18,788	$167,933	106.5%
Swampscott, MA	15,599	$156,084	91.9%
Gloucester, MA	31,315	$111,681	37.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lawrenceville, GA	31,316	$79,400	2.4%
Grimsby, ON	31,320	n/a
Eldersburg, MD	31,301	$190,542	134.3%
Elizabethtown, KY	31,333	$69,219	14.9%
Opelika, AL	31,335	$75,956	6.6%
Gloucester, MA	31,315	$111,681	37.3%

Source: The Gloucester, MA 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.