New Carrollton, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Carrollton	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$44,777	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$103,662	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$142,043	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$84,505	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,267	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,389	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.7%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Carrollton is equal to the national average
The median household income in New Carrollton is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Carrollton is 55% higher than the national average
The poverty level in New Carrollton is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,101 $103,662 $207,324

City

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

State

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

Nation

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New Carrollton median earnings by income bracket

New Carrollton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.5%	14.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.6%	1.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	15.6%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.7%	20.7%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	28.7%	28.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Martin's Additions, MD	1,119	$377,432	364.1%
Chevy Chase, MD	3,039	$375,807	362.1%
Chevy Chase Village, MD	1,923	$375,077	361.2%
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	780	$371,983	357.4%
Chevy Chase View, MD	1,184	$371,511	356.8%
New Carrollton, MD	13,268	$103,662	27.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Finneytown, OH	13,269	$104,902	29.0%
Lynnfield, MA	13,272	$218,749	169.0%
Rantoul, IL	13,263	$61,214	24.7%
Colchester, Subd. C, NS	13,273	n/a
Miller Place, NY	13,262	$184,357	126.7%
New Carrollton, MD	13,268	$103,662	27.5%

Source: The New Carrollton, 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.