Start, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Start	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$33,294	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$79,097	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,412	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,712	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,356	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,033	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	27.9%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Start is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Start is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Start is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Start is 85% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,726 $79,097 $158,194

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

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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Start median earnings by income bracket

Start employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.1%	19.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	56.7%	56.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sterlington, LA	2,814	$76,879	5.5%
Swartz, LA	5,284	$73,358	9.8%
Lakeshore, LA	2,859	$50,516	37.9%
Mangham, LA	704	$49,966	38.6%
Monroe, LA	49,123	$46,713	42.6%
Start, LA	996	$79,097	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eldridge, CA	996	$212,164	160.9%
Buffalo Center, IA	996	$65,855	19.0%
Funkstown, MD	996	$55,992	31.2%
Dollar Bay, MI	996	$84,782	4.2%
Aulander, NC	996	$62,255	23.5%
Start, LA	996	$79,097	2.7%

Source: The Start, LA 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.