Oglethorpe, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oglethorpe	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$20,880	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$29,643	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$38,427	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$22,419	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,340	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,096	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	35.4%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oglethorpe is 53% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oglethorpe is 64% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oglethorpe is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oglethorpe is 135% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,760 $29,643 $59,286

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

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

Nation

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Oglethorpe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	39.5%	39.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.7%	21.7%
Public administration	30.3%	30.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	6.6%	6.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montezuma, GA	3,134	$65,054	20.0%
Byromville, GA	546	$55,187	32.1%
Ellaville, GA	1,920	$52,820	35.1%
Ideal, GA	505	$30,736	62.2%
Marshallville, GA	1,323	$28,865	64.5%
Oglethorpe, GA	1,318	$29,643	63.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shawneetown, IL	1,318	$38,575	52.6%
Kensington, NY	1,318	$263,338	223.8%
Bloomfield, PA	1,318	$90,894	11.8%
Clarks Green, PA	1,318	$130,323	60.2%
Osceola Mills, PA	1,318	$73,126	10.1%
Oglethorpe, GA	1,318	$29,643	63.6%

Source: The Oglethorpe, GA 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.