Jellico, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Jellico	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$30,337	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$35,534	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,738	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$19,752	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,111	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,389	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.9%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Jellico is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Jellico is 56% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Jellico is 69% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Jellico is 118% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,686 $35,534 $71,068

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

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

Nation

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Jellico median earnings by income bracket

Jellico employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.3%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	17.4%	17.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.5%	3.5%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.4%	16.4%
Education, health & social services	14.5%	14.5%
Other	41.2%	41.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emlyn, KY	605	$105,545	29.8%
Pleasant View, KY	437	$77,570	4.6%
Fincastle, TN	1,308	$59,239	27.2%
La Follette, TN	6,970	$53,392	34.4%
Williamsburg, KY	5,440	$44,451	45.3%
Jellico, TN	2,153	$35,534	56.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Juan Bautista, CA	2,153	$116,686	43.5%
East Brooklyn, CT	2,153	$100,323	23.3%
Baraga, MI	2,153	$47,909	41.1%
Dublin, PA	2,153	$116,014	42.6%
Oakland, MD	2,152	$82,635	1.6%
Jellico, TN	2,153	$35,534	56.3%

Source: The Jellico, TN 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.