Scarborough, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scarborough	Maine	National
Income per capita	$33,651	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$66,804	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$87,059	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,972	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,343	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$40,263	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scarborough is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Scarborough is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scarborough is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scarborough is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,531 $66,804 $133,608

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

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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Scarborough median earnings by income bracket

Scarborough employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.3%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	15.1%
Wholesale & retail services	36.6%	19.2%
Public administration	4.6%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	48.9%
Other	18.4%	13.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cousins Island, ME	521	$167,601	203.0%
Falmouth Foreside, ME	1,550	$123,026	122.4%
Cumberland Center, ME	2,944	$107,703	94.7%
Falmouth, ME	1,877	$99,605	80.0%
Littlejohn Island, ME	63	$84,091	52.0%
Scarborough, ME	5,268	$66,804	20.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ripley, MS	5,268	$47,426	14.3%
Warm Mineral Springs, FL	5,267	$43,881	20.7%
Dos Palos, CA	5,266	$59,155	6.9%
Williamsburg, KY	5,266	$30,391	45.1%
Bliss Corner, MA	5,272	$63,110	14.1%
Scarborough, ME	5,268	$66,804	20.8%

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