Nahant, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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125%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

75%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nahant	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$100,794	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$141,977	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$141,257	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$116,646	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$114,632	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$76,458	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nahant is 125% higher than the national average
The median household income in Nahant is 75% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nahant is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Nahant is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,641 $141,977 $283,954

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Nahant median earnings by income bracket

Nahant employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	6.5%	6.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	33.4%	33.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hingham, MA	5,987	$261,616	221.7%
Winchester, MA	23,430	$260,290	220.0%
Newton, MA	90,578	$233,930	187.6%
Lynnfield, MA	13,272	$218,749	169.0%
Belmont, MA	26,925	$212,942	161.8%
Nahant, MA	3,632	$141,977	74.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holden Heights, FL	3,632	$85,948	5.7%
Cap-Santé, QC	3,632	n/a
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	3,631	$227,769	180.0%
Burbank, WA	3,631	$97,450	19.8%
Lavon, TX	3,633	$143,994	77.0%
Nahant, MA	3,632	$141,977	74.6%

Source: The Nahant, 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.