Sweet Home, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweet Home	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$29,846	$23,401	$29,829
Median household income	$68,508	$42,336	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,321	$53,342	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$26,724	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,642	$31,526	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$22,388	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	38.7%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweet Home is equal to the national average
The median household income in Sweet Home is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweet Home is 47% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Sweet Home is 156% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,667 $68,508 $137,016

City

$28,221 $42,336 $84,672

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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Sweet Home median earnings by income bracket

Sweet Home employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.1%	25.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.1%	18.1%
Public administration	31.3%	31.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	7.0%	7.0%
Other	18.5%	18.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Natural Steps, AR	562	$135,455	144.8%
Cammack Village, AR	887	$86,429	56.2%
Maumelle, AR	18,193	$84,112	52.0%
Bryant, AR	20,563	$71,802	29.8%
East End, AR	6,150	$70,087	26.7%
Sweet Home, AR	926	$68,508	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Henderson, MN	926	$74,545	34.7%
Diamond, MO	926	$55,250	0.1%
Franklin, NE	926	$43,036	22.2%
Tully, NY	926	$50,385	8.9%
Hauser, ID	927	$53,516	3.3%
Sweet Home, AR	926	$68,508	23.8%

Source: The Sweet Home, AR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).