Lee, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lee	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$45,833	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$92,402	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$139,062	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,567	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$80,728	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,345	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.8%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lee is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lee is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lee is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lee is 81% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,595 $92,402 $184,804

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

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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Lee median earnings by income bracket

Lee employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.1%	10.1%
Manufacturing sector	14.9%	14.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	15.1%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.5%	10.5%
Education, health & social services	24.8%	24.8%
Other	21.2%	21.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chester, MA	970	$107,213	31.8%
Pittsfield, MA	44,143	$84,052	3.3%
East Nassau, NY	469	$83,007	2.1%
Housatonic, MA	703	$74,699	8.2%
Great Barrington, MA	2,297	$64,783	20.3%
Lee, MA	1,566	$92,402	13.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Lakes, VA	1,566	$85,706	5.4%
Monette, AR	1,567	$62,241	23.5%
Mammoth, AZ	1,565	$59,777	26.5%
Sibley, LA	1,567	$51,075	37.2%
Sebewaing, MI	1,567	$59,557	26.8%
Lee, MA	1,566	$92,402	13.6%

Source: The Lee, MA 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.