Prospect, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prospect	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$39,592	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$52,083	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$50,655	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.0%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prospect is 33% higher than the national average
The median household income in Prospect is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prospect is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prospect is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,718 $52,083 $104,166

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

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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Prospect median earnings by income bracket

Prospect employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	80.0%	80.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.0%	20.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ball, LA	3,972	$62,420	12.8%
Pineville, LA	14,179	$50,188	9.3%
Creola, LA	154	$46,250	16.4%
Pollock, LA	566	$45,833	17.2%
Dry Prong, LA	459	$45,625	17.5%
Prospect, LA	177	$52,083	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Linn Grove, IA	177	$48,750	11.9%
Woden, IA	177	$44,375	19.8%
Gaylord, KS	177	$34,531	37.6%
Bay View, MI	177	$0	100.0%
Sobieski, MN	177	$61,000	10.3%
Prospect, LA	177	$52,083	5.9%

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