Shirley, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 3%

Household income 4%

Unemployment 39%

Index	Shirley	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$30,679	$38,069	$29,829
Median household income	$57,659	$70,954	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$66,953	$95,052	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$39,116	$35,192
Median earnings male	$59,107	$45,946	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$32,028	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.8%	11.4%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Shirley is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Shirley is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shirley is 39% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shirley is 24% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,435$57,659$115,318

City

$47,297$70,954$141,908

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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Shirley median earnings by income bracket

Shirley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	23.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	4.5%
Public administration	9.3%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	11.4%
Education, health & social services	6.5%	22.9%
Other	26.5%	46.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Concord, MA	7,622	$119,273	115.6%
Lunenburg, MA	2,027	$113,816	105.7%
Maynard, MA	10,526	$90,134	62.9%
Littleton Common, MA	3,002	$86,094	55.6%
South Lancaster, MA	1,764	$78,340	41.6%
Shirley, MA	1,361	$57,659	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shortsville, NY	1,361	$57,788	4.5%
Jewett, TX	1,361	$47,462	14.2%
Shell Lake, WI	1,361	$38,833	29.8%
Irishtown-Summerside, NL	1,361	n/a
Gjoa Haven, NU	1,361	n/a
Shirley, MA	1,361	$57,659	4.2%

Source: The Shirley, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).