South Amherst, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Amherst	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$22,338	$38,069	$29,829
Median household income	$48,750	$70,954	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$102,989	$95,052	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$21,229	$39,116	$35,192
Median earnings male	$14,420	$45,946	$36,919
Median earnings female	$7,630	$32,028	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	36.7%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Amherst is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in South Amherst is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Amherst is 90% higher than the national average
The poverty level in South Amherst is 143% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,496 $48,750 $97,500

City

$47,297 $70,954 $141,908

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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South Amherst median earnings by income bracket

South Amherst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	22.4%
Public administration	1.8%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.3%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	33.4%	52.4%
Other	41.3%	19.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granby, MA	1,183	$100,833	82.3%
Wilbraham, MA	3,251	$86,477	56.3%
Hatfield, MA	1,154	$80,417	45.4%
South Deerfield, MA	2,150	$78,594	42.1%
Westfield, MA	41,303	$74,456	34.6%
South Amherst, MA	5,283	$48,750	11.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Quantico Base, VA	5,283	$60,682	9.7%
Lindale, GA	5,282	$39,299	29.0%
Brady, TX	5,282	$45,577	17.6%
Edenwold No. 158, SK	5,282	n/a
Williams, CA	5,284	$72,778	31.6%
South Amherst, MA	5,283	$48,750	11.9%

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