Wadley, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wadley	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$26,525	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$42,880	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$48,715	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$30,551	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,520	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,789	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.3%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wadley is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wadley is 47% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wadley is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wadley is 68% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,583 $42,880 $85,760

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Wadley median earnings by income bracket

Wadley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	51.4%	51.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.3%	11.3%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.7%	5.7%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	11.7%	11.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Midville, GA	386	$67,989	16.4%
Davisboro, GA	2,279	$60,979	25.0%
Kite, GA	252	$56,446	30.6%
Louisville, GA	2,825	$39,461	51.5%
Summertown, GA	258	$0	100.0%
Wadley, GA	2,004	$42,880	47.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaw, MS	2,004	$36,000	55.7%
Caplan, QC	2,004	n/a
Hillsboro Beach, FL	2,005	$103,614	27.4%
Dennis, MA	2,003	$137,373	68.9%
Mowbray Mountain, TN	2,003	$85,083	4.6%
Wadley, GA	2,004	$42,880	47.3%

Source: The Wadley, 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.