New Houlka, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Houlka	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$21,048	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$43,621	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$61,304	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,564	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,204	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,745	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	38.8%	22.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in New Houlka is 53% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Houlka is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Houlka is 65% higher than the national average
The poverty level in New Houlka is 157% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,077 $43,621 $87,242

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

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

Nation

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New Houlka employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	58.5%	58.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	11.0%	11.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Algoma, MS	720	$87,445	7.5%
Pontotoc, MS	6,205	$74,347	8.6%
Vardaman, MS	1,256	$48,631	40.2%
Houston, MS	3,501	$43,771	46.2%
New Houlka, MS	511	$43,621	46.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cohasset, CA	511	$98,939	21.6%
Miranda, CA	511	$104,673	28.7%
Aguilar, CO	511	$36,275	55.4%
Garcon Point, FL	511	$204,696	151.7%
Delmar, IA	511	$98,610	21.2%
New Houlka, MS	511	$43,621	46.4%

Source: The New Houlka, MS 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.