Basalt, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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85%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

82%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Basalt	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$55,060	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$100,551	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$100,839	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$100,285	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,946	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$41,971	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.0%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Basalt is 85% higher than the national average
The median household income in Basalt is 82% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Basalt is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Basalt is 67% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,027 $100,551 $201,102

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Basalt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	16.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.1%	5.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	42.8%	42.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
No Name, CO	267	$128,696	132.6%
Mulford, CO	512	$118,846	114.8%
Catherine, CO	219	$117,604	112.6%
El Jebel, CO	4,349	$109,710	98.3%
Carbondale, CO	6,658	$85,580	54.7%
Basalt, CO	3,941	$100,551	81.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waverly, NE	3,941	$81,818	47.9%
Prince Albert No. 461, SK	3,940	n/a
Williamston, MI	3,939	$75,862	37.1%
Holloman AFB, NM	3,943	$47,838	13.5%
Putnam Lake, NY	3,943	$92,461	67.1%
Basalt, CO	3,941	$100,551	81.8%

Source: The Basalt, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).