Payne, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

151%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Payne	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$15,269	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$31,220	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$30,135	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,872	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	12.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	45.4%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Payne is 66% lower than the national average
The median household income in Payne is 62% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Payne is 151% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Payne is 201% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,811 $31,220 $62,440

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Payne employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	2.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	9.1%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	22.7%	5.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	31.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	64.4%
Other	22.7%	22.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Robins AFB, GA	1,452	$112,008	37.7%
Gray, GA	3,291	$81,640	0.4%
Byron, GA	5,334	$77,822	4.3%
Forsyth, GA	4,353	$64,311	20.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA	158,411	$61,036	25.0%
Payne, GA	279	$31,220	61.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Denning, AR	279	$37,709	53.6%
Golf, FL	279	$366,330	350.4%
Bertram, IA	279	$134,922	65.9%
Perry, IL	279	$47,878	41.1%
Altoona, KS	279	$36,996	54.5%
Payne, GA	279	$31,220	61.6%

Source: The Payne, 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.