Mid-City, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mid-City	New Orleans	Louisiana
Income per capita	$47,514	$47,884	$37,400
Median household income	$81,461	$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	$60,407	$56,478	$55,004
Median earnings female	$51,653	$40,416	$33,160
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.5%	4.8%
Poverty level	n/a	23.0%	19.7%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mid-City is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mid-City is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mid-City is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mid-City 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

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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Mid-City median earnings by income bracket

Mid-City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.2%	5.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	7.0%	7.0%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	12.0%	12.0%
Other	47.4%	47.4%

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 Mid-City, 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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