Sheffield, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sheffield	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$35,936	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$54,935	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,660	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,788	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,336	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,393	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.3%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sheffield is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sheffield is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sheffield is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sheffield is 54% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,619 $54,935 $109,870

City

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

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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Sheffield median earnings by income bracket

Sheffield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.7%	15.7%
Manufacturing sector	23.5%	23.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.2%	0.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	7.4%
Education, health & social services	12.4%	12.4%
Other	19.8%	19.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Muscle Shoals, AL	14,685	$82,347	1.2%
Killen, AL	1,175	$78,058	4.0%
Littleville, AL	973	$66,644	18.1%
Tuscumbia, AL	8,741	$61,618	24.2%
Florence, AL	41,756	$59,581	26.7%
Sheffield, AL	9,116	$54,935	32.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Andover, MA	9,117	$169,622	108.6%
Franklin, KY	9,114	$68,960	15.2%
New Glasgow, NS	9,114	n/a
Covington, TN	9,113	$49,998	38.5%
Savoy, IL	9,110	$110,129	35.4%
Sheffield, AL	9,116	$54,935	32.5%

Source: The Sheffield, 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.