St. James, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. James	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$35,681	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$84,434	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$100,670	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,977	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,390	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,204	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. James is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. James is 53% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. James is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. James is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,283 $84,434 $168,868

City

$50,706 $76,067 $152,134

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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St. James median earnings by income bracket

St. James employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.1%	16.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.4%	4.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	3.5%	3.5%
Public administration	10.9%	10.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.0%	11.0%
Education, health & social services	14.6%	14.6%
Other	35.4%	35.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beaver Creek, MD	539	$192,171	247.4%
Jugtown, MD	240	$164,063	196.6%
Middletown, MD	4,694	$142,903	158.3%
Mount Aetna, MD	599	$136,625	147.0%
Myersville, MD	2,225	$125,625	127.1%
St. James, MD	3,567	$84,434	52.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Copperopolis, CA	3,566	$81,750	47.8%
Beaver Dam, KY	3,566	$45,893	17.0%
Golf Manor, OH	3,566	$46,250	16.4%
Cowichan Valley D, BC	3,569	n/a
Indianola, WA	3,564	$74,453	34.6%
St. James, MD	3,567	$84,434	52.6%

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