Scarborough, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scarborough	Maine	National
Income per capita	$49,145	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$99,222	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$130,798	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,397	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,492	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,184	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.6%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scarborough is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Scarborough is 22% 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

$66,141 $99,222 $198,444

City

$50,161 $75,250 $150,500

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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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	533	$246,583	203.2%
Falmouth Foreside, ME	1,588	$182,943	124.9%
Cumberland Center, ME	3,044	$159,071	95.6%
Falmouth, ME	1,925	$146,340	79.9%
Littlejohn Island, ME	64	$123,227	51.5%
Scarborough, ME	5,384	$99,222	22.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hoopeston, IL	5,383	$54,949	32.4%
Springfield, MI	5,383	$54,429	33.1%
Obetz, OH	5,382	$102,594	26.1%
Center, TX	5,386	$55,688	31.5%
Carlyss, LA	5,379	$86,555	6.4%
Scarborough, ME	5,384	$99,222	22.0%

Source: The Scarborough, ME 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.