Sykesville, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

99%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sykesville	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$62,996	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$161,983	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$171,033	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$118,712	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,217	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$78,753	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.8%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sykesville is 40% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sykesville is 99% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sykesville is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sykesville is 82% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$107,977 $161,983 $323,966

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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Sykesville median earnings by income bracket

Sykesville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.1%	16.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.0%	8.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	11.0%	11.0%
Public administration	13.0%	13.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	22.5%	22.5%
Other	23.7%	23.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, MD	1,126	$303,675	273.4%
Laytonsville, MD	500	$238,685	193.5%
Brookeville, MD	156	$236,965	191.4%
Ellicott City, MD	75,837	$197,015	142.2%
Damascus, MD	17,496	$191,255	135.2%
Sykesville, MD	4,060	$161,983	99.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Level Green, PA	4,060	$109,277	34.4%
Washington, GA	4,061	$48,335	40.6%
West Nyack, NY	4,061	$196,753	141.9%
Central Kootenay E, BC	4,061	n/a
Medford Lakes, NJ	4,058	$189,349	132.8%
Sykesville, MD	4,060	$161,983	99.2%

Source: The Sykesville, 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.