Overlea, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Overlea	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$45,908	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$97,120	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$113,597	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,481	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,558	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,533	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Overlea is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Overlea is 19% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Overlea is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Overlea is 51% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,740 $97,120 $194,240

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

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

Nation

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Overlea median earnings by income bracket

Overlea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.3%	11.3%
Manufacturing sector	6.6%	6.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	7.8%	7.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	13.4%	13.4%
Other	34.0%	34.0%

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Overlea, MD	12,505	$97,120	19.4%

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Overlea, MD	12,505	$97,120	19.4%

Source: The Overlea, MD 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.