Ideal, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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67%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ideal	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$14,661	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$30,736	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$43,023	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$21,205	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,785	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,787	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	67.9%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ideal is 67% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ideal is 62% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ideal is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ideal is 350% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,488 $30,736 $61,472

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Ideal median earnings by income bracket

Ideal employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	16.7%	16.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	44.4%	44.4%
Education, health & social services	27.8%	27.8%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montezuma, GA	3,134	$65,054	20.0%
Ellaville, GA	1,920	$52,820	35.1%
Reynolds, GA	802	$48,898	39.9%
Butler, GA	2,121	$39,113	51.9%
Oglethorpe, GA	1,318	$29,643	63.6%
Ideal, GA	505	$30,736	62.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arkansas City, AR	505	$49,247	39.5%
Smartsville, CA	505	$90,327	11.1%
Lyerly, GA	505	$59,488	26.9%
Rolling Fields, KY	505	$271,386	233.7%
Reserve, NM	505	$39,894	50.9%
Ideal, GA	505	$30,736	62.2%

Source: The Ideal, GA 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.