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

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. James	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$54,085	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$123,358	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$150,625	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,467	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$80,211	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,175	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. James is 21% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. James is 52% 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

$82,230 $123,358 $246,716

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

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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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	554	$291,714	258.7%
Jugtown, MD	245	$241,681	197.1%
Middletown, MD	4,813	$215,888	165.4%
Mount Aetna, MD	614	$204,934	152.0%
Myersville, MD	2,284	$183,780	126.0%
St. James, MD	3,676	$123,358	51.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Durham, CT	3,676	$182,692	124.6%
Peralta, NM	3,676	$79,776	1.9%
Camden, ME	3,675	$106,787	31.3%
Elim, PA	3,675	$77,494	4.7%
Colonial Beach, VA	3,675	$80,866	0.6%
St. James, MD	3,676	$123,358	51.7%

Source: The St. James, MD 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.