Powderly, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Powderly	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$17,660	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$39,653	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,500	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,833	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,199	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,886	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.0%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Powderly is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Powderly is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Powderly is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Powderly is 40% lower than the national average

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$26,432 $39,653 $79,306

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

State

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

Nation

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Powderly employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	11.6%	11.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	30.1%	30.1%
Public administration	15.0%	15.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.6%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dunmor, KY	169	$85,455	54.5%
Rochester, KY	164	$66,000	19.3%
Drakesboro, KY	529	$51,250	7.4%
Central City, KY	5,770	$51,063	7.7%
Greenville, KY	4,233	$49,875	9.8%
Powderly, KY	812	$39,653	28.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Higginson, AR	812	$56,875	2.8%
Alburnett, IA	812	$71,932	30.0%
Hospers, IA	812	$62,159	12.4%
Albany, IL	812	$72,857	31.7%
Jonesburg, MO	812	$75,536	36.5%
Powderly, KY	812	$39,653	28.3%

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