Shorter, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shorter	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$36,405	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$61,721	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,853	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,279	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.2%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shorter is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shorter is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shorter is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shorter is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,143 $61,721 $123,442

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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Shorter median earnings by income bracket

Shorter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	38.9%	38.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.3%	8.3%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	38.9%	38.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emerald Mountain, AL	3,138	$157,409	93.5%
Pike Road, AL	9,999	$149,226	83.5%
Franklin, AL	921	$112,554	38.4%
Tallassee, AL	4,968	$74,751	8.1%
Notasulga, AL	1,162	$54,976	32.4%
Shorter, AL	310	$61,721	24.1%

Cities with similar population

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Nulato, AK	310	$71,817	11.7%
Trapper Creek, AK	310	$69,201	14.9%
Weippe, ID	310	$39,611	51.3%
Milton, KS	310	$40,455	50.3%
Tescott, KS	310	$98,257	20.8%
Shorter, AL	310	$61,721	24.1%

Source: The Shorter, 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.