Sugar Hill, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sugar Hill	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$50,106	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$132,133	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$141,064	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$89,291	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,849	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,863	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.2%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sugar Hill is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sugar Hill is 62% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sugar Hill is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sugar Hill is 39% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,079 $132,133 $264,266

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

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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Sugar Hill median earnings by income bracket

Sugar Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.3%	16.3%
Manufacturing sector	14.0%	14.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	17.2%	17.2%
Public administration	0.6%	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	33.2%	33.2%

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Berkeley Lake, GA	2,389	$203,384	150.1%
Johns Creek, GA	87,090	$190,423	134.1%
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Suwanee, GA	21,257	$136,864	68.3%
Sugar Hill, GA	24,637	$132,133	62.5%

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Chestermere, AB	24,643	n/a
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South Plainfield, NJ	24,668	$162,018	99.2%
Auburn Hills, MI	24,586	$100,431	23.5%
Sugar Hill, GA	24,637	$132,133	62.5%

Source: The Sugar Hill, GA 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.