East Riverside, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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65%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

71%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Riverside	New Orleans	Louisiana
Income per capita	$74,066	$47,884	$37,400
Median household income	$139,053	$63,985	$67,394
Median income owner occupied	$0	$97,853	$88,635
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,839	$40,850
Median earnings male	$82,382	$56,478	$55,004
Median earnings female	$77,478	$40,416	$33,160
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.5%	4.8%
Poverty level	n/a	23.0%	19.7%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Riverside is 65% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Riverside is 71% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Riverside is 35% higher than the national average
The poverty level in East Riverside is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,652 $63,985 $127,970

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

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

Nation

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East Riverside median earnings by income bracket

East Riverside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.9%	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	5.4%	5.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	4.1%	4.1%
Public administration	10.9%	10.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	20.0%	20.0%
Other	44.6%	44.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lafourche Crossing, LA	2,039	$151,169	85.9%
Belle Chasse, LA	10,634	$126,105	55.0%
Elmwood, LA	6,246	$109,794	35.0%
River Ridge, LA	14,137	$107,898	32.7%
Estelle, LA	17,706	$105,186	29.3%
New Orleans, LA	406,893	$63,985	21.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arlington, TX	406,065	$93,448	14.9%
Tampa, FL	403,927	$83,354	2.5%
Tulsa, OK	411,711	$73,015	10.2%
Wichita, KS	398,457	$78,935	2.9%
Aurora, CO	393,102	$100,255	23.3%
New Orleans, LA	406,893	$63,985	21.3%

Source: The East Riverside, New Orleans, LA 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.

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