Newtown, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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119%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

158%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Newtown	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$65,279	$39,906	$29,829
Median household income	$142,500	$71,755	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$146,000	$94,523	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,875	$37,585	$35,192
Median earnings male	$82,333	$46,559	$36,919
Median earnings female	$56,382	$31,943	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.6%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Newtown is 119% higher than the national average
The median household income in Newtown is 158% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Newtown is 62% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Newtown is 90% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,990 $142,500 $285,000

City

$47,831 $71,755 $143,510

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Newtown median earnings by income bracket

Newtown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	12.9%	12.9%
Financial & insurance services	13.3%	13.3%
Wholesale & retail services	16.8%	16.8%
Public administration	5.2%	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ridgefield, CT	7,228	$136,094	146.0%
Georgetown, CT	1,251	$133,625	141.5%
Orange, CT	13,928	$129,489	134.1%
Trumbull, CT	36,477	$112,674	103.7%
Peach Lake, NY	1,932	$104,306	88.5%
Newtown, CT	1,921	$142,500	157.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emerson, GA	1,921	$64,375	16.4%
Wellsville, KS	1,921	$63,355	14.5%
Mechanicsburg, OH	1,921	$49,444	10.6%
Hampton, PA	1,921	$62,652	13.2%
Lepanto, AR	1,922	$35,649	35.6%
Newtown, CT	1,921	$142,500	157.6%

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