New Bedford, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Bedford	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$26,788	$38,069	$29,829
Median household income	$48,999	$70,954	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,889	$95,052	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,435	$39,116	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,423	$45,946	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,637	$32,028	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Bedford is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Bedford is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Bedford is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Bedford is 23% higher than the national average

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$32,662 $48,999 $97,998

City

$47,297 $70,954 $141,908

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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New Bedford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	18.4%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	26.4%	26.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Somerset, MA	18,160	$90,260	63.2%
Mattapoisett Center, MA	3,193	$83,507	50.9%
Marion Center, MA	1,061	$81,563	47.4%
Tiverton, RI	7,996	$75,887	37.2%
Weweantic, MA	1,287	$74,866	35.3%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	$48,999	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Niagara Falls, ON	95,282	n/a
Hesperia, CA	95,163	$54,149	2.1%
Mission Viejo, CA	95,638	$121,299	119.3%
Chilliwack, BC	95,663	n/a
Brockton, MA	95,740	$62,249	12.5%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	$48,999	11.4%

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