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

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Smith Island	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$44,395	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$101,752	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,376	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
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 25% 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

$67,827 $101,752 $203,504

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

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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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	421	$103,964	27.8%
Dames Quarter, MD	108	$84,662	4.1%
Chance, MD	425	$79,840	1.8%
Crisfield, MD	2,629	$50,466	38.0%
Tangier, VA	519	$47,251	41.9%
Smith Island, MD	267	$101,752	25.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gordon, AL	267	$60,408	25.7%
Valle, AZ	267	$0	100.0%
Grand Lake, CO	267	$80,135	1.5%
New Canton, IL	267	$46,129	43.3%
New Holland, IL	267	$115,608	42.1%
Smith Island, MD	267	$101,752	25.1%

Source: The Smith Island, MD 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.