Higganum, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 42%

Household income 54%

Unemployment 41%

Index	Higganum	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$42,330	$39,906	$29,829
Median household income	$84,972	$71,755	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$96,771	$94,523	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$37,585	$35,192
Median earnings male	$53,929	$46,559	$36,919
Median earnings female	$45,917	$31,943	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.3%	10.4%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Higganum is 42% higher than the national average
The median household income in Higganum is 54% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Higganum is 41% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Higganum is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,642$84,972$169,944

City

$47,831$71,755$143,510

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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Higganum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.3%	2.9%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	19.1%	4.8%
Public administration	9.7%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	5.4%	59.6%
Other	42.1%	21.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fenwick, CT	78	$210,625	280.7%
Terramuggus, CT	934	$104,432	88.8%
Durham, CT	2,687	$103,049	86.3%
Kensington, CT	8,528	$89,500	61.8%
Essex Village, CT	2,209	$88,517	60.0%
Higganum, CT	1,745	$84,972	53.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodland Park, NE	1,745	$61,310	10.8%
Mazomanie, WI	1,745	$59,423	7.4%
Pineville, KY	1,744	$18,531	66.5%
Merriam Woods, MO	1,746	$29,034	47.5%
Shannon, MS	1,744	$30,786	44.4%
Higganum, CT	1,745	$84,972	53.6%

Source: The Higganum, CT employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).