Purdy, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Purdy	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$22,082	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$65,533	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,980	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,988	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,519	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,810	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	43.0%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Purdy is 51% lower than the national average
The median household income in Purdy is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Purdy is 47% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Purdy is 185% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,684 $65,533 $131,066

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

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

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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Purdy median earnings by income bracket

Purdy employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.4%	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	53.1%	53.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	20.0%	20.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	3.8%	3.8%
Other	12.3%	12.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Butterfield, MO	632	$81,294	0.0%
Wentworth, MO	111	$80,734	0.7%
Fairview, MO	511	$76,705	5.7%
Newtonia, MO	191	$74,464	8.4%
Freistatt, MO	339	$72,260	11.2%
Purdy, MO	1,346	$65,533	19.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paisley, FL	1,346	$89,409	9.9%
Coloma, MI	1,346	$67,488	17.0%
Robinhood, MS	1,346	$66,522	18.2%
Harkers Island, NC	1,346	$78,292	3.7%
Burgettstown, PA	1,346	$73,882	9.2%
Purdy, MO	1,346	$65,533	19.4%

Source: The Purdy, MO 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.