Luke, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

420%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Luke	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$23,063	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$57,676	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$57,671	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,036	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,031	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	25.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	45.6%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Luke is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in Luke is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Luke is 420% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Luke is 202% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,446 $57,676 $115,352

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

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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Luke median earnings by income bracket

Luke employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.2%	22.2%
Manufacturing sector	38.9%	38.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.2%	22.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	5.6%	5.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaft, MD	300	$194,857	139.6%
Vale Summit, MD	140	$182,526	124.4%
Gilmore, MD	315	$135,791	67.0%
Burlington, WV	117	$127,955	57.3%
La Vale, MD	4,630	$112,234	38.0%
Luke, MD	93	$57,676	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lowell Point, AK	93	$0	100.0%
South Lead Hill, AR	93	$38,448	52.7%
Utting, AZ	93	$61,435	24.5%
Peoria, CO	93	$0	100.0%
Rockingham, GA	93	$0	100.0%
Luke, MD	93	$57,676	29.1%

Source: The Luke, MD 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.