Washington, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Washington	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$32,103	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$48,335	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$57,482	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,884	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,458	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,724	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.4%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Washington is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Washington is 41% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Washington is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Washington is 55% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,220 $48,335 $96,670

City

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

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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Washington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.2%	4.2%
Manufacturing sector	18.6%	18.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	9.7%	9.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.3%	12.3%
Education, health & social services	18.4%	18.4%
Other	17.2%	17.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tignall, GA	836	$72,806	10.5%
Sharon, GA	79	$57,505	29.3%
Crawfordville, GA	547	$54,790	32.6%
Rayle, GA	202	$24,119	70.3%
Washington, GA	4,061	$48,335	40.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Nyack, NY	4,061	$196,753	141.9%
Central Kootenay E, BC	4,061	n/a
Sykesville, MD	4,060	$161,983	99.2%
Level Green, PA	4,060	$109,277	34.4%
Montague, ON	4,063	n/a
Washington, GA	4,061	$48,335	40.6%

Source: The Washington, 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.