Rainsville, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rainsville	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$31,809	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$55,862	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,018	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$18,106	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,775	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,727	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.9%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rainsville is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rainsville is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rainsville is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rainsville is 52% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,237 $55,862 $111,724

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

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

Nation

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Rainsville median earnings by income bracket

Rainsville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	34.1%	34.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.5%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	6.1%	6.1%
Other	25.1%	25.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Ridge, AL	771	$106,842	31.4%
Hammondville, AL	424	$79,270	2.5%
Langston, AL	218	$77,276	5.0%
Shiloh, AL	380	$75,093	7.7%
Powell, AL	1,103	$74,430	8.5%
Rainsville, AL	5,165	$55,862	31.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Polson, MT	5,165	$59,293	27.1%
East Quogue, NY	5,165	$135,086	66.1%
Swoyersville, PA	5,165	$81,976	0.8%
Pinehurst, TX	5,165	$88,432	8.7%
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, QC	5,164	n/a
Rainsville, AL	5,165	$55,862	31.3%

Source: The Rainsville, AL 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.