Porterdale, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

59%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porterdale	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$21,648	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$33,546	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$56,344	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,340	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,286	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,768	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	37.6%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porterdale is 52% lower than the national average
The median household income in Porterdale is 59% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porterdale is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Porterdale is 149% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,361 $33,546 $67,092

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Porterdale median earnings by income bracket

Porterdale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.5%	14.5%
Manufacturing sector	26.1%	26.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.7%	9.7%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	14.5%	14.5%
Other	24.5%	24.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walnut Grove, GA	1,792	$105,571	29.8%
McDonough, GA	26,228	$105,119	29.2%
Social Circle, GA	4,622	$96,138	18.2%
Newborn, GA	841	$95,141	17.0%
Conyers, GA	16,084	$64,134	21.1%
Porterdale, GA	2,009	$33,546	58.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milo, ME	2,009	$54,641	32.8%
Questa, NM	2,009	$61,943	23.8%
Clayton, NY	2,009	$77,412	4.8%
Louise, MB	2,009	n/a
Oxford House 24, MB	2,009	n/a
Porterdale, GA	2,009	$33,546	58.8%

Source: The Porterdale, 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.