Thaxton, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Thaxton	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$47,226	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$96,815	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,935	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$72,964	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,298	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,580	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.5%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Thaxton is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Thaxton is 19% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Thaxton is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Thaxton is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,536 $96,815 $193,630

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

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

Nation

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Thaxton median earnings by income bracket

Thaxton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.9%	10.9%
Manufacturing sector	28.3%	28.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Algoma, MS	720	$87,445	7.5%
Toccopola, MS	310	$76,460	6.0%
Pontotoc, MS	6,205	$74,347	8.6%
Ecru, MS	1,370	$66,202	18.6%
New Albany, MS	9,039	$63,348	22.1%
Thaxton, MS	715	$96,815	19.0%

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Arivaca, AZ	715	$44,422	45.4%
Ponce de Leon, FL	715	$68,624	15.6%
Golden, IL	715	$78,743	3.2%
Ponemah, MN	715	$46,155	43.3%
Elmwood, NE	715	$93,005	14.4%
Thaxton, MS	715	$96,815	19.0%

Source: The Thaxton, MS 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.