Palmetto, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Palmetto	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$36,280	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$75,237	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,896	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,019	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,540	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,087	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palmetto is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Palmetto is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palmetto is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Palmetto is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,152 $75,237 $150,474

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Palmetto median earnings by income bracket

Palmetto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.6%	4.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.0%	25.0%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.1%	12.1%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	34.0%	34.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tyrone, GA	7,614	$156,634	92.6%
Peachtree City, GA	36,655	$152,220	87.2%
Turin, GA	390	$136,498	67.8%
Fayetteville, GA	18,321	$110,000	35.2%
Villa Rica, GA	16,371	$107,076	31.7%
Palmetto, GA	4,949	$75,237	7.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fussels Corner, FL	4,949	$66,116	18.7%
Meridian, CO	4,950	$119,128	46.5%
Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL	4,952	$66,264	18.5%
Norway House 17, MB	4,944	n/a
West Pittston, PA	4,943	$75,088	7.7%
Palmetto, GA	4,949	$75,237	7.5%

Source: The Palmetto, 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.