Lafe, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lafe	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$25,826	$34,533	$44,883
Median household income	$49,174	$64,269	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$50,411	$78,259	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,091	$39,884	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,024	$46,339	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,507	$33,396	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.2%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lafe is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lafe is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lafe is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lafe is 74% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,779 $49,174 $98,348

City

$42,841 $64,269 $128,538

State

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

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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Lafe median earnings by income bracket

Lafe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.8%	20.8%
Manufacturing sector	32.3%	32.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	7.3%	7.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	13.5%	13.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Knobel, AR	250	$121,366	49.2%
Oak Grove Heights, AR	1,268	$103,732	27.5%
Paragould, AR	29,773	$72,628	10.7%
Marmaduke, AR	1,429	$68,767	15.5%
Delaplaine, AR	132	$61,890	23.9%
Lafe, AR	442	$49,174	39.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castleberry, AL	442	$41,871	48.5%
Comanche Creek, CO	442	$289,599	256.1%
Cornell, IL	442	$74,000	9.0%
Hopewell, IL	442	$125,126	53.8%
Ludlow, IL	442	$69,717	14.3%
Lafe, AR	442	$49,174	39.5%

Source: The Lafe, AR 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.