Somerville, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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79%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

85%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Somerville	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$53,279	$38,069	$29,829
Median household income	$102,311	$70,954	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$117,974	$95,052	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$92,533	$39,116	$35,192
Median earnings male	$59,881	$45,946	$36,919
Median earnings female	$47,146	$32,028	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.3%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Somerville is 79% higher than the national average
The median household income in Somerville is 85% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Somerville is 48% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Somerville is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,200 $102,311 $204,622

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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Somerville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.9%	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	21.7%	21.7%
Other	38.8%	38.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dover, MA	2,518	$217,284	292.8%
Wellesley, MA	28,747	$213,684	286.3%
Lexington, MA	33,304	$185,686	235.6%
Cochituate, MA	6,730	$175,729	217.6%
Needham, MA	31,177	$174,707	215.8%
Somerville, MA	81,175	$102,311	84.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cranston, RI	81,252	$74,425	34.5%
Manteca, CA	81,078	$76,846	38.9%
Silver Spring, MD	81,069	$88,274	59.6%
Warwick, RI	81,043	$73,285	32.5%
San Ramon, CA	81,344	$167,345	202.5%
Somerville, MA	81,175	$102,311	84.9%

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