Southwest Harbor, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

7%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Southwest Harbor	Maine	National
Income per capita	$27,626	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$30,577	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,368	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$22,188	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,037	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$15,833	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.1%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Southwest Harbor is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Southwest Harbor is 45% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Southwest Harbor is 7% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Southwest Harbor is 40% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,382 $30,577 $61,154

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

State

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

Nation

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Southwest Harbor median earnings by income bracket

Southwest Harbor employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.1%	15.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	24.4%	24.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	5.9%	5.9%
Other	49.6%	49.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bar Harbor, ME	2,163	$61,181	10.6%
Winter Harbor, ME	337	$41,667	24.7%
Blue Hill, ME	1,216	$41,394	25.2%
Southwest Harbor, ME	626	$30,577	44.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Morganza, LA	626	$46,458	16.0%
Leawood, MO	626	$78,750	42.3%
Polvadera, NM	626	$21,786	60.6%
Seven Valleys, PA	626	$46,971	15.1%
Harrah, WA	626	$62,500	13.0%
Southwest Harbor, ME	626	$30,577	44.7%

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