Murdo, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murdo	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$26,807	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$45,583	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,063	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,375	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,590	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,750	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murdo is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Murdo is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murdo is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Murdo is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,385 $45,583 $91,166

City

$34,715 $52,078 $104,156

State

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

Nation

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Murdo median earnings by income bracket

Murdo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.7%	21.7%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	26.4%	26.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	18.6%	18.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Draper, SD	66	$45,139	18.4%
Okaton, SD	48	$0	100.0%
Murdo, SD	483	$45,583	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dennard, AR	483	$28,125	49.2%
Sopchoppy, FL	483	$41,875	24.3%
Sharpsburg, GA	483	$65,179	17.8%
New Market, IA	483	$49,125	11.2%
Peterson, IA	483	$62,143	12.3%
Murdo, SD	483	$45,583	17.6%

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