Marlow Heights, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Marlow Heights	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$33,253	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$69,688	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$96,333	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,054	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,853	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$39,333	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.0%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Marlow Heights is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in Marlow Heights is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Marlow Heights is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Marlow Heights is 7% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,454 $69,688 $139,376

City

$50,706 $76,067 $152,134

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Marlow Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.5%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%	9.4%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.9%	17.9%
Education, health & social services	13.6%	13.6%
Other	34.1%	34.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD	900	$250,001	351.9%
Somerset, MD	952	$250,001	351.9%
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Chevy Chase View, MD	1,151	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase, MD	2,979	$250,001	351.9%
Marlow Heights, MD	5,872	$69,688	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Snowflake, AZ	5,873	$55,306	0.0%
Camino Tassajara, CA	5,870	$250,001	351.9%
High Springs, FL	5,875	$62,239	12.5%
International Falls, MN	5,876	$47,301	14.5%
Jamesburg, NJ	5,876	$87,551	58.3%
Marlow Heights, MD	5,872	$69,688	26.0%

Source: The Marlow Heights, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).