Hester, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

126%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hester	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$58,392	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$183,446	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$188,104	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$133,660	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$61,639	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.0%	19.7%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Hester is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hester is 126% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hester is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hester is 93% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$122,285 $183,446 $366,892

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

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

Nation

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Hester median earnings by income bracket

Hester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	69.7%	69.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.4%	25.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paulina, LA	1,819	$205,940	153.2%
Grand Point, LA	2,871	$131,281	61.4%
Wallace, LA	1,276	$117,622	44.6%
Sorrento, LA	1,601	$105,682	29.9%
Gramercy, LA	3,352	$95,974	18.0%
Hester, LA	619	$183,446	125.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Turrell, AR	619	$36,980	54.5%
Mer Rouge, LA	619	$44,346	45.5%
Osyka, MS	619	$42,174	48.1%
Wausa, NE	619	$97,146	19.4%
Old Forge, NY	619	$84,359	3.7%
Hester, LA	619	$183,446	125.5%

Source: The Hester, LA 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.