St. Simons, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 68%

Household income 31%

Unemployment 21%

Index	St. Simons	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$50,159	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$72,521	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$86,897	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,097	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$44,432	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,052	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.8%	17.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in St. Simons is 68% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. Simons is 31% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Simons is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Simons is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,342$72,521$145,042

City

$34,021$51,037$102,074

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. Simons employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	1.8%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	6.8%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	13.0%
Public administration	7.3%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	28.3%
Other	39.9%	42.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Club Estates, GA	8,301	$37,766	32%
Dock Junction, GA	6,822	$35,892	35%
Darien, GA	2,825	$30,799	44%
Brunswick, GA	15,997	$24,314	56%
St. Simons, GA	13,480	$72,521	31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orangeburg, SC	13,478	$31,400	43%
Waimalu, HI	13,478	$72,754	32%
Grover Beach, CA	13,484	$58,895	6%
Pell City, AL	13,489	$47,936	13%
South Park Township, PA	13,470	$69,190	25%
St. Simons, GA	13,480	$72,521	31%

Source: The St. Simons, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).