Soso, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Soso	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$37,625	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$78,009	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,256	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,825	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Soso is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Soso is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Soso is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Soso is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,000 $78,009 $156,018

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Soso employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	33.1%	33.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	15.7%	15.7%
Other	17.3%	17.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sharon, MS	1,849	$154,216	89.6%
Seminary, MS	274	$73,725	9.4%
Sandersville, MS	684	$59,913	26.3%
Taylorsville, MS	2,380	$54,071	33.5%
Laurel, MS	18,971	$51,203	37.0%
Soso, MS	485	$78,009	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Black, AL	485	$77,384	4.9%
Concow, CA	485	$47,335	41.8%
Creal Springs, IL	485	$50,938	37.4%
Davis, IL	485	$76,212	6.3%
Sharpsburg, KY	485	$38,885	52.2%
Soso, MS	485	$78,009	4.1%

Source: The Soso, MS 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.