Porum, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porum	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$11,357	$25,628	$29,829
Median household income	$27,137	$48,038	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$27,193	$60,309	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,500	$30,832	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,646	$35,033	$36,919
Median earnings female	$15,735	$23,287	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	33.9%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porum is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in Porum is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porum is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Porum is 124% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$18,089 $27,137 $54,274

City

$32,022 $48,038 $96,076

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Porum median earnings by income bracket

Porum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.6%	25.6%
Manufacturing sector	23.1%	23.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	17.9%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	4.3%	4.3%
Other	15.4%	15.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Simms, OK	359	$69,750	26.1%
Gore, OK	1,203	$68,125	23.1%
Rentiesville, OK	155	$56,875	2.8%
Longtown, OK	3,044	$51,056	7.7%
Redbird Smith, OK	596	$49,722	10.1%
Porum, OK	897	$27,137	50.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Glasford, IL	897	$59,886	8.2%
Van Buren, IN	897	$42,344	23.5%
Rockaway Beach, MO	897	$45,294	18.1%
Vienna, MO	897	$32,377	41.5%
Lemont Furnace, PA	897	$48,482	12.4%
Porum, OK	897	$27,137	50.9%

Source: The Porum, OK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).