Sylvania, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sylvania	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$33,701	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$45,837	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$70,778	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$27,403	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,968	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,270	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.0%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sylvania is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sylvania is 44% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sylvania is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sylvania is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,554 $45,837 $91,674

City

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

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Sylvania median earnings by income bracket

Sylvania employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.0%	13.0%
Manufacturing sector	39.3%	39.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%	7.7%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	26.5%	26.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newington, GA	398	$90,088	10.8%
Rocky Ford, GA	220	$75,209	7.5%
Hiltonia, GA	375	$56,187	30.9%
Sylvania, GA	2,410	$45,837	43.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sneads Ferry, NC	2,410	$53,682	34.0%
Swanton, VT	2,410	$83,820	3.1%
Landisville, PA	2,409	$128,896	58.5%
Lomira, WI	2,411	$83,809	3.0%
Woodsfield, OH	2,408	$50,462	38.0%
Sylvania, GA	2,410	$45,837	43.6%

Source: The Sylvania, 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.