Southport, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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300%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

223%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Southport	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$179,474	$58,644	$44,883
Median household income	$263,111	$105,898	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$242,746	$143,532	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$305,174	$56,168	$52,080
Median earnings male	$185,705	$67,487	$54,343
Median earnings female	$80,583	$47,151	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.0%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Southport is 300% higher than the national average
The median household income in Southport is 223% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Southport is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Southport is 40% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$175,389 $263,111 $526,222

City

$70,591 $105,898 $211,796

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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Southport median earnings by income bracket

Southport employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	28.6%	28.6%
Wholesale & retail services	3.2%	3.2%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	8.9%	8.9%
Other	49.8%	49.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Old Field, NY	949	$377,288	363.9%
Old Greenwich, CT	7,189	$352,675	333.6%
Darien, CT	22,334	$314,576	286.8%
Belle Terre, NY	813	$304,762	274.7%
Lloyd Harbor, NY	3,758	$301,464	270.7%
Southport, CT	1,747	$263,111	223.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coaling, AL	1,747	$106,778	31.3%
Ackerman, MS	1,747	$50,000	38.5%
Smith Valley, NV	1,747	$84,957	4.5%
Venise-en-Québec, QC	1,747	n/a
Meridian Hills, IN	1,746	$249,418	206.7%
Southport, CT	1,747	$263,111	223.5%

Source: The Southport, CT 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.