Central, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

30%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Central	Helena	Montana
Income per capita	$37,662	$37,759	$27,309
Median household income	$62,454	$60,074	$48,380
Median income owner occupied	$0	$79,754	$60,564
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,863	$30,651
Median earnings male	$35,364	$36,944	$31,798
Median earnings female	$34,303	$29,463	$21,711
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.4%	3.6%
Poverty level	n/a	11.8%	14.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Central is 26% higher than the national average
The median household income in Central is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Central is 30% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Central is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,045 $60,074 $120,148

City

$32,250 $48,380 $96,760

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Central median earnings by income bracket

Central employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	11.2%	11.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	14.1%	14.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	28.5%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Hills, MT	586	$143,958	160.2%
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	3,519	$112,656	103.6%
Montana City, MT	2,821	$105,134	90.0%
Clancy, MT	1,964	$89,205	61.2%
Helena Valley Northwest, MT	4,256	$85,080	53.8%
Helena, MT	32,655	$60,074	8.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orangeville, ON	32,668	n/a
Matthews, NC	32,682	$89,881	62.5%
Uniondale, NY	32,621	$89,192	61.2%
St. Charles, IL	32,612	$102,414	85.1%
Florence, KY	32,721	$60,018	8.5%
Helena, MT	32,655	$60,074	8.6%

Source: The Central, Helena, MT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Central, Helena, MT Employment