Smith Island, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Smith Island	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$29,456	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$69,688	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,000	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.8%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Smith Island is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Smith Island is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Smith Island is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Smith Island is 24% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,454 $69,688 $139,376

City

$50,706 $76,067 $152,134

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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Smith Island employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.2%	5.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.4%	22.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	27.6%	27.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	44.8%	44.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairmount, MD	412	$70,134	26.8%
Dames Quarter, MD	105	$57,000	3.0%
Chance, MD	413	$53,667	3.0%
Crisfield, MD	2,572	$34,444	37.7%
Tangier, VA	506	$31,607	42.9%
Smith Island, MD	261	$69,688	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Moro, AR	261	$37,969	31.4%
Acampo, CA	261	$0	100.0%
Lineville, IA	261	$51,250	7.4%
Shamrock Lakes, IN	261	$67,500	22.0%
Belfry, KY	261	$116,122	109.9%
Smith Island, MD	261	$69,688	26.0%

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